Since I have previously mentioned the Teddy it seems only right that I should give you the full background on our acquired travel mascot.
While we were working at Hole in the Wall, South Africa a young Afrikaans couple had booked in for camping with us. During a night of debateable merriment, the girl brought in her teddy and demanded that he be put on the bar fridge to keep an eye on proceedings. Ever keen to ensure excellent customer service (!!??) we obliged and up the teddy went.
A few days later, towards the end of our time at Hole in the Wall we noticed that the poor chap of a teddy was still sat on the bar fridge and the couple had long since left, neglecting and abandoning the teddy to a fate we could only guess at. Being big softies at heart, we adopted the teddy, named him Mr. Teddy Malleddy and took him on our fantastical journey round the world. He has since travelled round the rest of South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique and nearly all of Australia. What can I say - he is entertaining at all times but especially during roadtrips in Australia! And there you have it - the irrelevant yet crucial story of the unstoppable Mr. Malleddy.
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