The Plettenberg Plettenberg Bay

... a group of about 14 with a 9 day old baby. We also saw two young rhino. We got out of the jeep for a short cruise down river where we watched kingfishers and groups of monkeys in the trees. At 10am it was back to the lodge of breakfast and a thaw out! The whole thing was a magical experience.<br><br>I will draw a veil over the next 24 hours as we drove south again. Gale force winds, driving rain, trees blown down, shops closed because of lack of power. Everyone ...

... relative to the particicpant ... Check out how confident and graceful we look with the valley behind us !<br><br>A quick lunch snack followed by a drive in the wilderness and some "lost" moments finally brought us to &#8220;Cloud 9&#8221;, the launch site of our afternoon activity &#8211; Paragliding. This was our 3rd time lucky,<br>having failed twice to take off in Turkey (Oludeniz) due to strong wind conditions. Luck was on our side and we both did our maiden tandem ...

... in places along the way. Tonight we got our last leg of the Baz Bus at 7pm and travelled Port Elizabeth arriving at 9.30pm. This is a very large city which has a large beachside resort style feel. Being here is just a wait for our bus tomorrow afternoon to Jo&#8217;burg.The Lungile Backpackers is a lovely old house with very comfy lounges and our room very nice and cosy with good doona and pillows. A cup of tea and then to bed.

... and focus on what I&#8217;m about to do! Jumping of an edge contradicts with all logic as it totally disregards the human comprehension! In a loud tone, Selby called out what since long ago had become the traditional bungee countdown. &#8220;FIVE&#8230; FOUR&#8230; THREE&#8230; TWO&#8230; ONE&#8230; BUNGEEEEEEEEE!&#8221; <br>The shouting voices started to diminish as I, with no hesitation, off the edge, dove headfirst towards a river that from such elevation looked ...

... tails. Our guide took us off into the forest where we met lemurs and vervet monkeys, we also saw another gibbon and another monkey that looked like it had a pair of specs on!! The tour was great and even included a trip across the longest suspended rope bridge in the southern hemisphere!! Very Indiana Jones! After the tour was over (and we gleaned from the tour guide, who happened to be a Man U fan, where the best placed was to buy football ...

... most amazing view. Tomorrow morning I plan to go paragliding, but it is all dependent upon the weather conditions, so fingers crossed.<br><br>I can't believe I have less than two weeks left before I get back to England. Time has gone so quickly; I've been away for over five weeks already! Just one more stop before I get to Cape Town.<br><br>For photo highlights of Storm's River:<br><br>http://www.facebook.com/a lbum.php?aid=1566&amp;l=2f5af&amp;id=50 7899698

... we arrived in Hermanus we dared each other to ask if rooms were a-whale-able. (Hermanus is world renowned for whale watching.) We thought it was funny anyway.... We had a great night out and woke up to a nasty hangover to which Kylie blamed on the full moon - again. Hic! And as with any holiday a girl must shop.

... arranged to change projects and yesterday came down to Plettenburg Bay which, as the name suggests, is on the coast. I am now involved in the dolphin and whales projects. We went out on a boat today and saw about 200 bottle nosed dolphins and a humpback female whale and her calf. Let's hope there are lots more sightings to be had. This weekend, if the weather is good, 5 of us are going sky diving . . . . . so my next ...

The journey from Hout Bay to Plettenberg Bay continued once we changed the car @ George airport as we had been driving for a week on two bald tyres. We were wondering why the car screeched as we went around hairpin bends on the sea cliff roads!!! SUNDAY 26TH MARCH 06 1st day in Plett and its raining; day 2 it's raining thanks Alix the travel game set came in handy. TUESDAY 28th MARCH 06 the sun is shining ...

Well 2 years passed since my fabulous trip in Argentina, and I didn't have the chance to travel again due to doing a degree and then working to raise money for my next trip. But finally the day came and I set off for a month in South Africa working at te Centre for Dolphin Studies in Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route. I saw many bottlenose dolphins ...