Bishops Lodge Port Elizabeth

We survived and had a great time at the game reserve searching out the 'Big 5'. Leopard proved elusive though we did have some great sightings of a cheetah and her 2 cubs which more than made up for it. <br>We also managed to catch a sighiting of the only 2 lions on the game reserve on both our first and last day. The male is a massive fella (as you can see from the pic of ...

... snakkede med hende. Det resulterede i at jeg fik en sludder med ejeren som saa bad mig om at skrive det hele ned i en mail saa at hun kunne gaa videre med det. Til at starte med var der bare lidt Halloej pa Badehotellet over hendes inkompetence, men naar man raaber ad gaester og kalder dem diverse ting og sager, saa er sgu for meget. Da Lasse havde naevnt over for en anden gaest at vi ikke kunne sove om natten paa grund af et larmende sydafrikansk cykelhold vi maatte dele dorm med, hev ...

I woke up feeling like **** but in a rush as I had to get onto the Bazbus. I think I was still drunk, my stomach was not at its best so I made a quick decision to make myself sick as I could not take the risk to throw up on the bus. <br><br>I was so rough, even though I had a shower; I think I probably stank of booze but all I wanted to do was to get back to sleep so I went to back of the ...

<br><br>Saturday 26th September. Port Elizabeth is a disappointment as the Laundromat couldn&#8217;t do our washing and closed at midday and the water front was sad looking and jaded. We had a nice hot breKky though at a café down the road and then returned to the backpackers where I have ...

... and this was followed by lunch (and free glass of wine), so after this we were ready to resume again with more elegance and professional quaffing. The four of us actually ended up going back the next day to some of the vineyards we'd visited on the tour, as we realised we hadn't brought any bottles of wine! So, equipped with our checklist and score card provided the previous day, we went back to the places where we had tasted our favourite ...

Guten Tag! Since leaving Wilderness a few days ago Bomba and I have been chilling with Wenlock, which has been pretty cool. We stayed in this amazing hostel, right on the beach again, called Island Vibe (in Jeffrey's Bay) before moving on to Port Elizabeth, where we are now. Sunbathing (today was 37 degrees), drinking games, attempted surfing, cooking, cinema trip and drive-through safari have gone down ...

... headed out across one of the plains. Then Ryle recieved another call, the Black rhino was out in the open on the plains, so we headed out to see him. We crossed the brow of a hill and the other cruiser (we were down to two now since there had been a few people leaving earlier that day). We crossed the brow of a hill and paused. On the plain opposite the other cruiser was in a sort of stand off with the rhino, then all of a sudden it was in reverse and the rhino ...

... to prove it! From here we drove to Plettenberg Bay where we surfed with mixed success. We went whale watching which was the most fantastic experience. They are about 40 tons (equivalent to 13 elephants) and one went right under the boat and lifted it - I leant over and touched it! We also saw the seal colonies and 4 hump back dolphins which are nearly extinct. On our return we had the bright idea of paddling out on surf ...

... while we were driving up to PE very early on Sunday morning, we got to a straight bit in the road with a solid no-overtaking line, yet no curves... and no traffic. So Rich decided to overtake the slow van in front, only to find that a fresh-faced police-woman was waiting in a lay-by just beyond! Clearly a very cynical money-making scam on the part of the traffic police. Anyway, we we payed our fine like good tourists (the locals all told us they'd just never pay!).

... Once our bodies adjusted to the cramped space, we looked around to discover we had joined no less than 20 other Africans inside a 12-seating van. Priceless! With the music loud and energetic voices surrounding us, it was positively the best drive we've ever experienced. Sliding out of the minibus (one more falls out of such a vehicle than steps out,) we headed for the main square, bustling with shops, street vendors, food stores and many, many people. We awkwardly ...