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Digging Durban
... Despite having a map and consulting it often, we somehow missed Davenport Rd and had to circle back eventually finding it but named as Helen Joesph Rd. Apparently the city of Durban began changing the street names within the last five years. And because the street naming changes are still taking place, there is no correct map to consult and locals don’t know the new names if you ask them, reference the old names when giving directions but the street signs ...
On with the path with heart!
... road (as in Africa opposed to "up-island" or the Okanagan) it seems like it's time to start documenting again.
I'm not even going to bother trying to catch up properly (that would took probably 20+ entries at least!). I completely dropped the ball at the end of my trip and didn't even post about my incredible trip with my Mom that we did to celebrate our 30th/60th birthdays. This is as far as I got with those final travelpods...
Written June ...
How many wrongs make a right?
... with the taste of my own blood. The session was due to end any second and I realised jubilantly that I had retained one of my senses. The victory was bitter-sweet as the stench of sweaty Spinners overwhelmed my nasal passages and I regretted my lungs’ desire for breath.
And here’s the really unforgiveable part - having given my battered body merely hours to recover, I will be eagerly scampering back for more of the same ...
Olifanten, neushoorns, giraffen.. Check!
... mag rijden. Gelukkig wordt de vluchtstrook als extra rijbaan gebruikt en zijn (dubbele) doorgetrokken strepen voor mietjes. Vroem!
Na een goeie 7,5 uur rijden (hier bij de schatting van hoe lang de reis zal duren standaard 1,5 uur optellen, dan zit je goed. Al doende leert men) aangekomen in Durban. Zo’n andere stad dan bloemfontein. Hier is alles voornamelijk geel, met een paar plukjes groen, maar in/rond Durban is het alsof je door een soort ...
Slapie slapie doen
... bar beland. Yv niet te lang, die was een beetje zeeziek. De bikkels hebben de tijd van hun leven gehad :-). Net als de dag erna (en erna… en erna… en erna…)
Vandaag het laatste dagje in Durban, dus we gaan nog lekker van het zonnetje genieten! Schijnt nu goed weer te zijn in Johannesburg, maargoed.. Dat is weleens eerder tegen ons gezegd..!!
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