Kings Beach Backpackers Port Elizabeth

... roar) and our binoculars confirmed its not just by paw size either !
2 ostriches put on a nice little show for us, which included a "dance" with all feathers blooming and a stage performance to boot - they weren't shy with an audience.
Saw many other animals including zebra, rhino's, elephants (including a 2-3 week old baby), giraffe, buffalo, birds of prey, monkeys ...

... 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.

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 ...

Saturday 26th September. Port Elizabeth is a disappointment as the Laundromat couldn’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 ...

... being particularly memorable. Food thoughts: dinner at Le Quartier Francais an absolute highlight as anticipated. Dinner at the Old Mill in Swellendam, Emily Moon in Plett, Five Flies in Cape Town, Harbour House at Kalk Bay were all amazing and I would heartily recommend all these establishments for food, ambience and service. Perhaps Old Mill slightly less for ambience it was quiet but the food made up for that. Also memorable was Steve's attempt with the braai and the I'll ...

... fun had begun. Rory and I were two of the first to get suited up and brave the cage. The water was absolutely freezing, but after that first shark swims by the cage and your heart is racing, temperature is the least of your worries. The crew would keep an eye out for the big gray beasts and let you know when to hold your breath and go down. One dude on the back of the boat kept throwing out and reeling in a huge dead fish as bait. Once ...

Hoy no tengo mucho tiempo asi que sere breve pero intenso. Hemos estado unos dias por la Ruta Jardin, toda la costa sur de Sudafrica. Oceano Indico a millares, la punta mas al sur, unas cuevas espectaculares, paisajes de ensuenio, cientos de kilometros de acantilados, sol, sol, sol... y unos hoteles de alucinar (en el yacuzzi llevabamos baniador, que nadie se asuste).... Me remito a las fotos.

... nothing prepares you for the amazingness (I know there isn't such a word!) of actually seeing it in real life. He did about 10 jumps then just swam off . . . . I was so pleased that I hit that traffic jam otherwise I would have missed all this. Truly the most awesome experience of my life . . . . getting a bit deep now I know. Anyways, that was Wednesday a day I'll never forget! - Thursday morning I spent on a guided tour round PE and it's townships. Again another amazing day ...

So on the 7th Jan I went to Port Elizabeth (PE) for a night.. Just stayed overnight, and left the next day... Rocked in though and met 3 Irish there. Hadn't seen any Irish for months so was quite a surprise! Had a cupla drinks with them and then went to bed to get an early night for an ...

... in-between, or 5 days. Ok, enough about the useless Bazbus. I arrived in Amphitheatre backpackers in the middle of nowhere in northern Darkensburgs on Friday afternoon and was lucky to be able to get a shuttle to the National Park 10k's away in order to get in a quick hike around the streams/pools in the NP. The following day...etc. Sentinel Peak etc. Beacon's Buttress...Coffee Bay...Bulungula...Cintsa...Port Elizabeth...photos...etc