About Us - Alastair & Jess Shamrock Safari is how we plan to become true global citizens. Sometime in the near future, we plan to move from Sydney, Australia to Ireland to substantially increase our professional depth by living and working in a dramatically different country. We then plan to fly to Cape Town, South Africa and overland throughout East Africa by Land Rover 110.
Why drive through Africa? We think it will be the ultimate travel experience! Besides, we also have a secondary aim:
To try every combination of the legendary colonial 'Rock Shandy'. We will post the winning recipe here, but in the meantime, try the Malawian Rock Shandy:
* mix half a tall glass of ice with equal parts lemonade and ginger ale (not ginger beer!). * add 3 dashes of Angostura bitters and stir
Where are we now?
Latest News
Mar 08 - Jess remains busy at work whilst Alastair busies himself with the first ever CT pictures of Echidnas and Koalas for his second Honours project. Nov 07 - Last exams for both of us on Cup Day (6th Nov). Horray! Oct 07 - Jess has finished uni; after 4 long years! She also got a terrific graduate job. Only Alastair languishes in the dusty world of academia...however, he is involved in an exciting research project CT scanning koalas, echidnas and blue tongue lizards. We're both now on Facebook and Alastair's clinical roster has finally finished for the year. No more x-rays until mid-Jan 08. Charlie dug many new holes in the garden looking for cicadas (Cyclochila australasiae) whilst Zac looked on. Aug 07 - Jess is voted in as Vice President of FASSA! Alastair begins Honours Project #2; in collaboration with Sydney University and Taronga Zoo. Jul 07 - Results are in: Jess scored two HDs and 1 D! Jun 07 - Exam season, for both of us. Not long to go now for Jess, another 18 months for Alastair. Zac the labrador turned 3 this month and appears to have grown a brain! Meawhile, Charlie the brown labrador appears to have nothing but cotton wool in his hard head. Mar 07 - It's a girl! Amelia Elizabeth was born on Thursday the 8th of March, tipping the scales at 9lb 6oz. Congratulations! See Ben & Christie's site for details. Feb 07 - Uni begins again for the both of us: It's the begining of two year Masters program for Alastair and the final year at Uni for Jess
Tzebi the Lucky Green Zebra (Equus grevyiOustalet, 1882) Alastair's talented Dad, Mike, designed our lucky green zebra specifically for our trip and our website. Thanks dad! We're quite convinced no-one in Africa (or Ireland) has ever seen a green Zebra before. 'Tzebi' is a Hebrew word meaning 'splendid' or 'beauty' and may have been the original reason for the word 'Zebra'. Congratulations to Alastair's mum, Priscilla for providing this clever name. She wins an email account and a Shamrock Safari t-shirt for her efforts.
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