Meet the Chickens

We have now been touring together for about five weeks, and I think it is time to meet the chooks.

Jan Junior

“What? What did you say?”

“It’s okay…”

“No! I don’t do it!”

So far, he is the youngest one on the truck.

Sue-Dog

“Too hard!”

“No, absolutely not.”

“Hmm, what was I looking for?”

Sue-dog is from Australia. She likes white wine bottles.

Pedro

“Let’s go catch some piranha!”

Pedro was our Pantanal guide. He took us on outings come rain or shine. Great dude all round! He deserves a spot on our blog.

Molly

“How do you open this?”

“Stuart? Stuart?”

Her name is Maggie, and she is a highborn from England – truly a lady.

Nana

“Cucumber or courgette; what do you prefer?”

“Ooh, do you think? Hie-hie-hie.”

“Jooooody!”

Her name is Yvonne, but we call her Nana. She is from a market next to a castle in the outbacks of the north of England.  We don’t know why Mollie hangs out with a lowborn.

David

“No, listen to me!”

David knows EVERYTHING, and some. He is the bar manager, and fridge manager, and giver of advice, and lecturer, and fire expert, and mechanic, and, and, and… He’s alright.

Carol

“Where are the carrots? You can’t make pasta salad without grated carrots.”

Carol is David’s wife. She is nurse number three (Nana, July and Brooke are also nurses). She is our master chef and mixes a mean herb flavour.

Jody

“What’s your name again?”

Jody is from Canada, not The States, but when you meet her, you might think she is from Africa.

Frank

“I don’t need no, education…”

“She swallowed a spider to catch a fly that wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.”

Frank is our entertainment with his travelling guitar and endless tunes. He used to be a teacher in New Zealand.

Julie

“…”

“Go away, dog!”

Julie is our quiet one. She’s usually reading a book. She is Frank’s wife.

Christianne

“Does anybody want the last sausage?”

“Can we have yoghurt today?”

Christianne likes yoghurt, because she is Dutch.

Jan

“Hmmm?”

“Shonge jonge jonge.”

Jan is also Dutch, but I haven’t seen him eat that much yoghurt.

Tom

“*”

Tom is our hippie. He lives on one of the Virgin Islands and only deems water above 28 degrees Celsius swimmable.

*All Tom’s quotes were censored.

Brooke

“Remember, the itinerary will change.”

“Remember, the itinerary will change.”

“Remember, the itinerary will change.”

Brooke is our tour leader. She is the only one that actually knows where we are, where we were, and where we will be. She is strict, but always chooses their side. She is from Australia.

Nico

“Ask Brooke.”

Nico is the most awesome guy in the world. He is always right and actually knows everything (unlike David). He can do anything. Even Sue admitted that his braai and potjie is better than her son-in-law’s (also a South African). Example: that picture was taken moments after he saved that defenseless little calf’s life.