Cozy Nest Guest House East London

... and other snacks at our disposal the whole time, which probably wasn’t a good thing haha. Another thing I was trying to get done was write a letter to a few of my friends who are coming here next semester. I wanted to write it and tape it under the pool table so that when they get there they can read it, I can’t say it was my own idea because someone did it for one of the girls on my trip. At 4:45 we went for our last run in the game park. There were ...

... for 10 minutes. AnnMarie (Blue Crush girl from Jeffreysbaai) told us that East London was not the safest area in South Africa. We waited in Chico with our doors locked on high alert. We all decided we needed a weapon. Brittany had suggested earlier in the trip that we buy a baseball bat for protection, everyone laughed at the time, and we were now regretting it. We had to settle for a large stick we spotted on the side of the road. Lindsey had the car in gear ready to ...

... on an emerald green colour. Just stunning. Some kids were playing football in the sand whilst a guy fished and a family lay on the banks building sandcastles. Lovely lovely place and it even had a caravan park right on the beach!! Would have been perfect for us but unfortunately time was limited so we could only stay for the afternoon before returning the campsite in Cintsa, sparking a barbie and ending another wonderful day.

... But the movie was really good, we saw Bride Wars and it was really funny. On Sunday 1st Feb I was going to go with the others and check out the local church but when I woke up it was so so hot (but not as hot as Melbourne apparently!) and I was too stuffed so I opted for sleeping in instead. When the others came back from church we decided to go to this little market called Tea in the Trees, which everyone was raving about. We walked up to ...

... Its just an average house but with a really gorgeous view of the beach. Its right up a steep hill which its great for the views but kind of annoying to have to climb up and down every day. The guys are in a house called Thatch house, it's a pretty cool house, not sure how to explain it though. It has a thatch roof and its round. When I get back to Aus I'll add photos and you will see. Were staying in a tiny town called Chintsa but I think on the map it ...

... itself a backpackers 'resort' - there were free activities (volleyball, table tennis, canoeing, boogey boarding), a daily group activity with free wine for those that participated, a pool bar, massage, theme nights etc. We would have stayed for longer but on our second day a cold front hit that was forecast to last several ...

... this point. I have met four Canadians here in Cintsa who are in the area for a project with the Canadian Development Agency building toilets at a school nearby. The three who are from Alberta are all from the Lethbridge area and the other one is from Quebec. I got along really well with them and they told me all about the frustrations that come with doing projects like they are. African time has definetly affected their project as they said they have only done about a ...

... in other locations such as Australia & Canada somewhere during the next year. Right, I'm outta time, so I'll fill you in on the other things going on soon. Oh before I go, I have one joke for you all - thanks to Emily the final year medic for this one... What's yellow & sounds like a parrot? A Carrot! Yes, we saw the deliberate mistake also. I hope you are all well and surviving new jobs/university/retirement/life etc etc. Matt

... bar and played some pool, then headed up to a local pub that was only about a 3 minute walk / climb away (it was slightly up a bank). - The other pubs were waaaay further up town and it was still raining so this was a good choice! Anyway, next morning i woke up and it was onea the days that the shuttle didnt run up to Hogsback so i couldnt go :-( So headed off with the couple that worked at the hostel to visit this animal reserve place ...

... time. Instead, i thought it would be a great idea to hire a surf board and give it a go myself. It was pretty good, and the water was warmer than Jeffreys Bay. I managed to catch a few waves but I got a bit scared and chickened out after seeing a massive jellyfish washed up right next to where I was trying to surf! After a while, I plucked up the courage to go back into the water, but didn't enjoy it quite as much. Will maybe have to give it a go in Durban, which is our next stop!