Crawford's Beach Lodge
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Life is a beach
Left Port St. John's this morning to go inland then back to the coast. The area we are in now is called the 'Wild Coast"because of the rugged terrain. Where we stayed last night is not very far away (as the crow flies) but if you need an actual road (which we do) it means you head inland and then head back again.
The first stop was Mthatha …
Traumstrand und interessante Erkenntnisse
... immer im Hinterkopf, wenn man hier mal wieder nicht bedient wird an der Supermarktkasse, weil die Kassiererin sich lieber mit ihrer Kollegin unterhält oder man mal wieder über 2 Stunden auf den nächsten Bus warten muss. :D Wir haben die beiden gefragt, ob sie denken, dass die Situation in Südafrika besser wird. Sie meinten, es wird immer schlechter. Fast 20 Jahre nach der Apartheit rät uns hier fast jeder, nie allein in eine Gruppe von Schwarzen zu gehen. Die ...
Swim for toothpaste?
... you weirdly had to walk through to get in?!
We got directions to the nearest shop as we had run out of toothpaste. We encountered a river on our way there which we could find no way around, when we got back and asked at reception they said that they had forgot to tell us that you have to swim across this river!! Minor detail ...
Buccaneers Backpackers
... so exciting as it means I don't have to sleep on the floor at mums!!! The warm shower was just amazing, never appreciated warmth like it in my whole life!!! So after Internet we all went to the lodge bar, was lovely, log fire, pool table, wine.... The barman gave me a Mouthful of mash and sausage which was amazing and made me excited for dinner! Was a bit ****** when I went back for dins and was asking Vladia if her and chris had had sex on the kitchen table while we were ...
Mixed feelings
Sunday Feb 5
Eventually we got going, without the boys who had gone to Hogsback and hadn't yet materialized. They would travel up the next day with the new volunteer who would be joining us.
So a waste of time and a long drive back, I went to bed straight after dinner, slightly ****** off.
The next day made up for it though, it was a really good day. We went to the Mpongo reserve where we held and played with 2 beautiful 4 week old lion ...
Amenities
- Room service
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Business Services
- Free parking