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The return to South Africa
Upon our return to South Africa we found ourselves on our own again, this time in Durban. Despite the fact that we were staying in the 'Southern Sun' Hotel, it was raining heavily (You wonder why we wear our raincoats in every photo). The following day we were met by a familiar, friendly face. Andrew who we met on the Western Australia tour was …
Digging Durban
... with one of them, all in different villages. I asked if he would marry any of the girlfriends and he said the mother of his child is the most likely one for him to marry but sounds like he would still continue to have girlfriends. I really appreciated him being so open about this part of their culture and we indeed bombarded him with questions which he really seemed to enjoy and appreciate as well. I get their point of view on this topic especially when back ...
Oooooh! Shaka
... life that they have there. The Dolphin show showcased eight dolphins and was done in a similar style to Seaworld in Orlando but on a lower budget. It was amazing to see four of the huge bottle-nosed dolphins jumping in unison to the music and doing their tricks. They are amazingly intelligent and really beautiful animals, and these ones were way bigger than the ones we swam with in New Zealand.
From Durban we then spent ...
Durban South Africa
South Africa is violent, unemployed, and there is insufficient housing. Many people are unemplyed and are running out of money. South africa is approxamitly 470,693 square miles, which is about the size of peru. South africa is made up of mostly savanna and semi desert. A cool fact about South Africa is that it is the richest country in africa and is the largest producer of gold. A bad thing ...
Sunshine & Wild Coasts of SA
... Elizabeth (PE) for the evening as a compulsory stop before moving on to Hogsback an " Away with the Fairies" backpackers. This was located in the hills two hours from the coast, kinda cool as it had a bath tub which was perched precariously over a gorge and the water was heated by a fire under a corrugated iron barrel. They also had a 15 m tree house which had some cool views across the surrounding countryside.
Managed to get skype on my phone...so ...