Dune Guest House Wilderness

... walked in and found no-one! We made ourselves comfortable in the lounge and waited and waited and waited.... we saw a gardener on a ride on lawnmower whizing around the grounds but not a soul anywhere else! There were two fridges near the bar stacked with cold beers and we were gasping! But we were very good and didnt touch a thing we decided to use the time wisely instead and do some washing! So here we were in someones house doing our washing ...

Umlalazi Camp, KZN Wildlife, 23rd & 24th September 2009

We were sorry to leave Hlane but had planned to return after a short trip down to Kwa Zulu Natal. So it was a goodbye to Mduduzi and we promised to return. The weather had turned yet again and it was cool and cloudy with drizzle as we drove south to the Lavimisa border post. This border post was quite busy and we had to queue to have out passports stamped into ...

We arrived into the town of Eshowe late afternoon on 16th. The town was packed as we drove through it. There were people out selling their wares such as fruit, vegetables, washing basins and many other things. We were dropped at our hostel which was part of a nice hotel just on the edge of a forest. That evening we had a bite to eat in the hotel restaurant which was reasonably priced and then availed of our complimentary drink in the bar where we got chatting to the owner who told us about the ...

Leanne and I took the Baz bus to a two street beach town called Wilderness. We stayed at the Beach House and we were not disappointed. This hostel offered the most incredible views of the ocean. Our bedroom had a massive porch with hammocks that overlooked the beach. Even the kitchen had a million dollar view. On the bus, we met this cool Aussie girl Cate. She was such a sweetheart and fit along with us perfectly. Every night, the owner cooks an incredible meal out of ...

After making it to Eshowe in one piece, we decided to drive through town. One thing we noticed is that there were a ton of Kentucky Fried Chicken's and we came to find out that it was the same throughout the country. Not too much fast food other than the KFC and no matter what language the African people spoke whether it be Zulu, Xosa, or Afrikaans they all seemed to pronounce KFC perfectly. South Africans love their chicken. By the way, Xosa was definitely the coolest ...

... swell in shark infested water! The captain said it was actually illegal to do this (for obvious reasons), but there was no other way to get the russian guy onto the Great White Shark boat and so this should be our secret. It was all very exciting, clandestine and probably unbelievably stupid! So off we went into open water, being thrown around all over the place on the incredibly choppy ocean ...

Decided to head away from the coast for a bit and move inland into the little Karoo. A slightly mountainous region of the area. The scenery was quite nice but very dry and arid. Driving along in the middle of the no where we came across Ronnies Sex Shop! Very random place for a sex shop we thought so we went in. Quite a crazy place with 'graffitti' all over ...

... about them in the comment sheets about how the bus company shouldn't let drunk people onboard. I wanted to slap her and tell her to lighten up, but I was too relaxed from the last 2 days. I arrived in Durban in darkness, and will probably leave in darkness tomorrow morning, on my way to the Drakensberg mountains to freeze my newly orange butt off, so I can't really comment on it. But the hostel has chocolate muffins and 2 cats so I'm happy.

(Chanelle) Tammy and I awoke bright and early at 7:30am - well, considering that we had spent the previous evening out together it was pretty early - in order to make the most of yet another beautiful day in sunny South Africa. Craig and Jared were already down at Garvies beach on the Bluff, so we headed out in Tammy's car in hot pursuit of some golden sand. Because it was a public (Bank) holiday weekend we decided to avoid the crowds of Brighton and ...

... am so impressed by the bright yellows, pinks, reds and purple flowers that are in full bloom. It's almost winter and although it gets frigid at night, there are still flowers galore. The walk back to the canoe was much shorter but the paddle back took it seemed 3 times as long and I was trying harder. Humph. Maybe because the sun was going down but as I walked home along the train tracks, I could see that the almost full moon was already taking stage low in the sky.