Most of the team have now navigated their way home, flying out of Kigali on Monday morning and returning to Australia via Johannesburg.  Those that remained in Africa are enjoying some well-earned R&R in exotic places like Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, with one brave soul even heading off to Afghanistan!

Those back at work today would be weary, perhaps a little jet-lagged, but all with that inner glow that comes from taking part in such an inspiring project with OOH.

Thanks for the fantastic support we've recieved from home during the trip - and apologies for the lack of updates as I travelled home (with a detour to meet some gorillas).  Watch this space for a wrap up from some of the team, and some more photos in the gallery.

Planning for 2011 is already well underway - with a lot of the team already signed up for a return trip...

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The Perth crew had 9 hours to spend enjoying the delights of Johannesburg.  This was the best we could come up with:

Sums up the Emporer's Palace better than any words I could come up with.  Apparently some of the girls enjoyed a massage and a glass of champagne by the pool, but the boys just did a couple of laps around the casino after a quick sleep...

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Here's a couple of shots of the Perth crew as we get ready to board our flight to Johannesburg.

Most of us knew each other, but for a few this was the first chance to meet the other Sandgropers in the group.

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