Protea Hotel King George

... headed out to our next and final stop for the day, the ostrich farms!

We began our ostrich tour by holding and standing on real ostrich eggs which can hold up to 120 kgs I think she said, possibly more. 1 kg btw is equal to 2.2 pounds so that’s quite a bit! As we were walking over to the coral where we were going to ride ostriches this one ostrich in the field was going nut! Britni and I were laughing so hard ...

... for a little bit and Taylor accidently spit on my hand so I stuck my gum in his beard haha! Then we all played mafia with Reg and that was really fun actually. Reagen isn’t with us because he flew to Cape Town so that he could see his fiancé graduate today but he is waiting for us there, we miss having him with us though.

Tonight I’m rooming with Kelsey Eans, Allison, Lauren (yay we’ve been reunited!), and Britni J should be fun.

Már megint egy hétfő reggel…

Az úti cél Knysna, egy lagúna partján fekvő nyaralóvároska, aminek a neve egybeforrt az osztrigatenyésztéssel. Látványos sziklakapuk (Knysna Heads) között áramlik be az óceán víze a lagúnába, amely helyenként hajózható mélységű, máshol viszont (apálykor?) száraz lábbal is besétálható. Be is sétáltunk, majd ezután felmentünk a keleti head-re, ahonnan az óceán és a lagúna felé is parádés kilátás égett bele a retin ...

... A mai napot amúgy is különösen nyugisnak éreztük, talán tényleg, mert vasárnap van, de lehet, hogy mert érezhetően egyre beljebb jutunk Nyugat-Fokföld gazdag és békességesebb vidékeire. A ma a hátunk mögött hagyott tartományt, azaz a Fokvárosból a tengerparton (ahogy tegnap tettük) vagy hágókon (ahogy visszafelé fogjuk tenni) elérhető országrészt egyébként Overbergnek hívják, és innen autóztunk ma tovább az Outeniqua-hegység déli lábaitól az Indiai-óceáni ...

... in South Africa and suggestions of where to go.

Today we have had one of the more restful days that we promised ourselves that we would have every now and then. A lazy morning catching up on some BBC radio podcasts and then we went our separate ways for a little while. Me, to the town museum and aquarium and Andrew to suss out a new golf course, Pinnacle Point, (surprise) just along the coast.

The museum ...

... attempted to leave Wilderness, Theo was sad to see us go and asked us to stay (for free) because we were the best company he has had in ages. We say we attempted to leave because a half hour into the trip Brittany realized that she had forgotten her laundry bag so we had to turn around. As we pulled up to the farm, Theo’s face lit up with excitement, but we told him we just had to collect our left belongings. This time we really got on the ...

... some closure. Scattered John's ashes at Wilderness Heights on the little farm where we planted an oak tree, and then scattered more at Leintjies Klip - a very special spot at Wilderness Beach. Gave us all the chance to celebrate John's life and appreciate and acknowledge just what an incredible and wonderful man he was and how lucky we all are to have had him touch and influence our lives so closely. It ...

... ask how much and to view the room. Now I thought it was very clean so I said yes and went and got Pete and all our bags. Pete was a little creeped out by it when he came in. I think it had something to do with the porcelain dolls and plastic flowers plus down stairs the managers mother must live here and she is in a wheel chair on oxygen and was yelling something out to us. There doesn't seem to be anyone staying here so that is such a ...

... than other places (camping on your own tent averages at 45R/night-- this is not to be confused with very expensive safari or other tents that the guesthouses sometimes provide) and surrounded by construction sites at the moment, but a very nice place otherwise with helpful staff (they book any activities ranging from whale watching, kayaking, lion park, rhino event, monkey sanctuary, bird park for you), a well-organized kitchen ...

... I naturally just turned the joystick to the right. We banked hard to the right, almost passing directly over some large houses just south of the hotel. Barry said to me a little louder, "The other left" while he forced the joystick to the left. I noticed my error, and then eased up on forcing the joystick to the right. As I moved the joystick to the left, Barry laughed and said we made it in time. He pointed to the houses below saying that we were not permitted to fly over these ...