Pr Umhlanga Ridge Umhlanga Rocks

I'm spending 2 more nights in Durban with a nice couple I found on couchsurfing.org. Margaret is an environmental consultant working on transportation issues for the city of Durban, and Gavin is a professional clown. They've given me a private guest room and various rides around town, which is great because public ...

... sunbathing and swimming. Love this lifestyle. I write postcards whilst standing in the pool and leaning against the side. Bliss. In the afternoon we went for a drive to check out some other bays. Stumble across an Irish bar situated right on the beach so of course have to go in for a pint... or 3. Watch the sun go down and enjoy the view. Great surf. Back to camp for delicious steaks marinated to perfection then straight to bed. Exhausting day sunbathing, eating and swimming.

... day but the temperature is still a very pleasant 21°C. despite the wind & swell it's not too bad. I'll have to nip up to the cyberstudy tonight to catch up with emails & blogs etc. Thursday 29/01/09 At Sea Temps Air 24°C Sea 23°C Weather's calmed down now with just a slight swell, nothing to worry about. I go to the gym at 07:30 on sea days, it actually opens at 08:00 but if you want to get in and do a ...

South Africa is really... white. Durban is dangerous at night and there
is a huge mall. They have blackouts every day for two hours at two in
the afternoon, and even the malls shut down.

... even managed to escape for a bit to use the computer in the office to do my school work while several of the children were napping. Things were a bit more chaotic this afternoon when the other three children returned from school. Sadly, the little boy with epilepsy had another bad seizure this afternoon just as I was about to leave. He had been so content all morning and into the early afternoon, smiling and ...

... of hours when we got home - I felt like I'd been drinking myself silly when really, I'd not had a drop of alcohol that day (Surprisingly enough). Well after that I was told we were going out and so, at 4pm I was ready and waiting for Kenneth, Andrew and Shaun to get back from dry cleaning their clothes and saying goodbye to Mr. Shaun (He had to leave today coz he had to be in town for an interview and then on a flight tomorrow to Swizerland for an interview with Swiss Air!!!)... So ...

... smell what was in her stomach could make someone a little queasy (me). We also learned that the great white is a "puppy" compared to the Zambezi shark we know as the bull shark. This marine specimen loves murky waters, morning hunts and can survive in fresh or salt water. After the presentation, I am convinced the boys had serious concerns about Ty's tales of the bull shark that lives in ...

... From the hostel, we packed our things, and headed for the eastern coast. St. Lucia was our destination. It is a small coastal town on the east shore of South Africa. After a day of hiking and a four hour drive, we were exhausted. Right to bed we went upon arrival in St. Lucia. We woke in the morning and went on a lovely nature hike. St. Lucia is home to a rare ecosystem. There is a large lake on one side of the town and the Indian Ocean is on the other ...

... this around his neck and just wondered what the hell happened last night. We ended up the night getting a cab back to our hostel (110 Rand.. ouch). The cost was justified in the fact that the cabbie and I sang "That's What Friends Are For" at the top of our lungs for the 25 minute ride. It was almost as good as Joe Piscapo and Eddie Murphy singing "Ebony and Ivory". Kelly and I also went to a market in Durban called the Victoria Street Market. It's on Victoria ...

... ride to the Durb*n July. When we got in the c*r they st*rted telling us how uns*fe it w*s for us to w*lk *round, etc. They were incredibly nice, *nd they h*d two *dor*ble little girls. We h*d received * m*p from the hostel th*t h*d X's in the pl*ces were not supposed to go, *nd we were not w*lking in one of those *re*s, yet *pp*rently it w*s still uns*fe. Needless to s*y, we *rrived s*fely *t the Derby *nd once we go there we h*d * gre*t time ...