Protea Kango Hotel Oudtshoorn

Efter en uge i Plettenburg og et par dage i George tog vi til Oudtshorn hvor vi er nu. Oudtshorn er verdens strudsehovedstad, hvilken titel.<br>Vi er blevet taget godt imod paa vores nuvaerende hostel. Bartenderen her har saagar taget os med i byen to gange. Saa servicen er i top. Der er ogsaa gratis strudseaeg til morgenmad, hvilket jeg dog er blevet ret traet af. Nu har jeg saa ogsaa vaeret her i 6 dage, saa er vel undskyldt.<br>Paa Loerdag tager vi til ...

... clear and refreshing and the pool at the<br>botom was perfectly blue. It looked like a good place to swim. Eden<br>and me took off our shoes and went for a paddle, but it was absolutly<br>freezing and made our feet numb. We meet some people from Arizona and one of them was going to jump in the pool. I thought he must be mad and didn't believe he would do it, but he stood on the rock above and jumped right in! He didn't stay in for long though and was quickly out and drying off. On the ...

... one of those up ahead... and now we had no one to follow and no idea in which direction they were headed. Vanessa guessed the one way, I another... Fortunately Brian, our leader, felt his phone ring in his pocket, answered it and directed us in the right way to catch up...<br><br>Riding the section between Oudtshoorn and the Outeniqua Pass was absolutely fantastic. Very freeing to not be held back and to ride completely at your own pace, pushing your limits as ...

Yesterday I met up with my parents in Cape Town, rented a car and drove out to Oudtshoorn which is about a 5 hour drive east. I hadn't driven a car in quite sometime and it was really quite the experience since I had to drive on the left side of the road. Driving on the left took a while to get use to and so far I haven't gotten into an accident. Yesterday afternoon I went to an ostrich farm where I had the distinct pleasure of getting to ride an ostrich. The ...

... on the tour, they tried to make us eat the ostrich pellets to taste them, but I drew the line at that. The tour itself was just odd. Fun, but surreal. You start with hand feeding an ostrich, and petting the. I'd like to point out that the whole place whiffs more than a bit by the way. You see Adam and Eve, a breeding pair. And then, you can ride an ostrich. I kid you not. The ostriches are pre-saddled in the enclosure. The guys grab the ostrich by hooking it round the neck and ...

... Yeah, you guessed it.....I ate it. I told them that there was something wrong with that ostrich and wanted a good one. Ok. Round two. Worse result. It must have been that extra kg. Pretty much the same scenario although I rolled over when the ostrich turned and not only did I get dragged on the ground but the ostrich stepped right on my ******. Owwww! It didn't feel that great. So I dusted myself off, got up, and saw the ostrich jockey with his head down just shaking his ...

... 112 rand. Later we stop at a farm shop for some wine and cheese - 97 rand and in the evening dinner for 193 rand, after which we went to a Pick n Pay for more cheese, biltong and wine for 146 rand. The wine route is killing our budget and making us fat; but we are loving it. We are spending the money we saved in Ethiopia and Arvid is getting back the weight he lost in Tanzania. From the Little Karoo and the wine route we head down to the coast to what is called the "Garden ...

... skin). I highly recommend it to anyone. On July 4 I had plans to get in some exercise. Oudtshoorn is surrounded by mountains (its in the Karoo like I said) so there are lots of mountain passes that are scenic to drive up and down. Of course I don;t have a car but the hostel rents out bikes and you can cycle down one of the biggest passes called the Swartberg Pass. They drive you up to the top (thankfully) and you cycle down. There was a British couple who also did the cycle trip. Its ...

My attempts at paragliding in Wilderness failed as there was no wind, so I never got to go. After Wilderness I went to Oudtshoorn which is the Ostrich capital of the world (I ate one for breakfast)! Upon arrival I visited the wildlife sanctuary that they have there. The best part of the sanctuary is the cheetah conservation centre. They have various big cats there, including a really beautiful Jaguar and a white tiger ...

... law. Even though we are a LONG WAY from home, at least we'll be spending the holidays with family. She Said: Todd pretty much covered everything here, but one quick note on the ostriches...they have fingers. Under their wing, they have two long fingers that each has its very own claw. When you ride an ostrich, you sit on their back, rest their wings/arms on your legs and hold on to the upper part of their wings like handles. But what you aren't expecting are ...