Quarry Lake Inn East London

... into tears right then and there. Rachel sat with me and we both had to fight the tears while we drove down the road. The kitchen staff had jumped into the bus to ride down and say goodbye down there so that was cool. When we got off all 29 students were out saying goodbye to baba and the others and I waited till I was the last one to say goodbye to him It was a tearful goodbye L Baba took my bag for me and put it on the bus too and then we all sat and waved ...

... know where you are in a hire car

... we were scared, but felt completely safe for our stay there. Rod insisted on carrying our bags inside to our rooms and we were introduced to the housekeeper Edith. We settled into our rooms and Rod came to test the waters. Unsure of our status on drinking and if we were from the "Bible Belt" of America, he asked tentatively "Do you want a drink? Water? Tea? Juice? Coffee? Beer? Wine?" We all quickly responded "Beer." We took showers and got ready for the dinner party.
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa kickthrough

On Saturday 31st we were meant to go horse riding but the family that runs it, their Grandma died so it was cancelled. Because we were already up and ready we decided to head into East London again for some more shopping which turned out well because there was a few things I needed. Abby, Chantelle and I decided to go and see a movie. When I went to pay for the tickets he said it was 37 Rand and I though man that's cheap for one movie! But it ...

... to go on a Safari! We went to a private game park nearby called Inkenqwezi. We drove around in a car for a few hours, we saw Rhinos, Lions, giraffe, zebras and a whole heap of other animals but I'm having a mental blank for their names here. I have lots of great photos though! The tour guide was really good, he knew a lot about the animals and the land. In the area we are staying it used to be underwater but then the earth moved around a bit so now ...

... traditions. She kinda lost us with her tangents but it was pretty interesting anyway. She said she teaches the young people in her village how to love and the different stages of love. It was hard not to laugh. She told us to ask questions but she would ask the questions for us and answer them herself! She kicked everyone out so we could have dinner. And after dinner we went to sleep in one of the huts. I was so tired i just dropped to sleep straight away.

... in us having to go 15km the whole way. Regardless of this, we still got a flat tyre and it took us over seven hours to get there! We weren't disappointed when we did get there though. It was such a pretty bay. I was disappointed at the lack of coffee, and informed it got its name ass it was the main bay for coffee exportation years ago- figures. This was one of my favourite places, and the highlight was one of the guided hikes we did. I ...

... the Baz Bus, you tend to bump into people at different points. It was great to see them again and find out what they had been up to. One of the girls is a great singer I found out as she ended up performing at the bar in the hostel one night. I was amazed. She sings and plays guitar and also writes some of her own songs. The couple of songs I heard of hers are very good. She said she wants to make music her career and is pursuing it back in the US. She said she has ...

OK-I cannot really find the words to describe this area-and even if I try, it will not truly do it justice. I am now staying in the coastal town of Cintsa, at Buccaneers Backpackers. The place is superb and would recommend it to backpackers (and other travelers)coming through the area. Wild Coast. Imagine a remote coastline, the bluish-green waves of the Indian Ocean breaking against the rugged cliffs and swallowing the beaches that have NO ONE on them-except maybe ...

... Didnt / couldnt do anything all day - just took my quilt off me bed and crashed at the tv watching dvds and dozing and drinking lotsa fluids.. Next day was the same again, in bits - not so bad as first day but not well enough to sit on a bus for 8 hours back to Stormsriver.. So the following morning i was much improved and bought a tkt for the bus and returned to Tubies! Good few days off, but pity bout being sick and missing Hogsback.