Cathedral Peak Hotel uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park

... our Kenyan guide says that about 80% of the tourists have some sort of infliction; it’s probably closer to 90% in Mexico). We are both eating yogurt for breakfast (yes, even Boyd) and that helps our body to adapt to the local bacteria. We have been vigilant about drinking bottled water and using it for brushing teeth. We found that taking our malaria pills before eating had a real negative effect on us. Sometimes we feel light ...

Mission successfully accomplished. We have the Shorty!!!! Yeh Yeh, yes we are excited. It would appear that along the way the battery died and someone has attempted to jump it across both batteries using a 24 Volt supply which would have been quite exciting. One of the terminals has suffered a bit of boot damage but otherwise the car is in one piece. Darren's makeshift security barrier ...

Up at 5.53!! Not impressed at Oliver winning the war at having me up early!!! Head down to beach by 7. **** beach with lots of debris so about face and return to camp to finish packing up. Hit the road and stop off at beach place of Zinkwasi which is okay but rocky. Some very posh houses though. Continued on to Ultimatum Tree which was founded between British Zulu troops in 1879 only it appears this thing does not exist as we drive everywhere and can't find it. We even pay ...

... filled up the tank and set off for an alternative town further south.... Amatikulu National Park via Empangeni. Upon arriving at Amatikulu we discovered that, although it offered lovely half price tented accommodation nestled amongst trees, it was nowhere near the water which, as always, is prerequisite number 1. Looking in our trusty camp guide we decided to head further south to Tugela River Mouth. Getting off the main road and onto a dirt one we arrived at ...

Umhlanga: It is on the east coast of South Africa bordering the very cold waters of the Indian Ocean. I was spoiled in South East Asia as I don't find 14 degrees very warm for water anymore. We stayed in this region at a great Bed and Breakfast for four lovely days to try to settle our internal time clocks again due to the insane jet lag. The boys caught up on their school work and Ty ...

Well rather late than never. Since we last wrote we were in Oz and still had an American adventure ahead of us. We started in LA and did Hollywood, Universal Studios, Rodeo Drive, Movie Star Homes, Walk of Fame and even got to see the red carpet being laid out for a movie premier. Who would even have thought that LA has so many homeless and down and outs!!! Next we got up to San Franciso. It was freezing but got ...

Die Breakers is 'n lieflike stil vakansieoord op die rand van die Hawaan Forest. Buite seisoen is daar meestal net ouer mense en jong pare met klein kinders. Ons eenheid op die vierde vloer het 'n mooi uitsig oor die swembad, met 'n gedeelte van die Hawaan Forest en die see in die agtergrond. Mens hoor die hele tyd die see. Ons eet graag buite langs die swembad ontbyt en dan neem die twee swart katte van die oord ons tafel oor.

... for now. Until we return. Sala Kakuhle! George x SATURDAY 1ST APRIL 06 arrived in Port Elizabeth the fourth largest city in South Africa. After travelling through the Garden Route arriving in a big city is a shock, lots of traffic, noise and people!! just like home...... Spent 2 days exploring museums, architecture and BAYWORLD (Aquarium Dolphin Show)and we met Mzolisi who runs a small township tour company Molo Tours ( Molo means hello in Xhosa). An amazing ...

Coffee Bay was a really small, pretty, African village. The scenery and beaches were stunning, We took a day tour into one of the Xhosa villages that surround Coffee Bay, it was sooo interesting, we got to meet a Sangoma (a witch doctor), drank the local Xhosa beer Juba in a Shebeen, and walked through the hills to a beautiful waterfall and saw the sacred pools, we even ate a traditional Xhosa meal in a round thatched hut and met loads of children ...