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Waves, Weather, Potholes and Livestock
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Hi we're back!!! We briefly dropped of the face of the earth but we are back now. On Wednesday after Pete's quick surf with some seals we left Mossel Bay not 100% sure on where we were going. After checking out Wilderness, Plentenberg Bay we decided to high tail to Cape St Francis just south of Jeffreys Bay. We found a self contained unit overlooking the ocean for 350 rand a night ($60 AUD) with our on private track to the beach. This place was such a beautiful place we ended up staying 6 nights.
The first morning (Thursday) we encountered a thick sea mist making us think it was a grey and overcast day only when we went to St Francis Bay about 5 minutes away we realised that just back from the coast there wasn't a cloud in the sky. This soon cleared up to a beautiful day which we spent down the beach and Pete surfed great waves on the beach break for hours.
Friday the weather did change, it reached a maximum of 14 degrees, with a 40 knot westerly blowing, thunder, lightning rain and very coooolllldddd. Wasn't much else to do so we thought we'd go for a drive to Jeffreys Bay. The weather was abysmal but even so Jeffreys Bay town didn't really appeal to us, Cape St Francis is much more natural and beautiful. Didn't do to much else today. Saturday was even colder, windier and we were in our thermals plus 4 other lays, beanies, sock (nearly everything we owned) and still felt cold. We spend most of the day in bed watching the movie channel, but Pete braved the point break in the afternoon, but said it was hard work catching waves into the wind, I didn't move from the bed all day. We stayed up most of the night watching the World Cup Cricket, GO THE AUSSIES.
Sunday morning the wind has dropped a bit but it is still bloody cold and overcast with drizzle. We went for a walk down the beach and I wore thermals, pants, 2 tops, jumper, raincoat and beanie and I wasn't that cold only my feet were freezing. I was going to walk up to the point with Pete and watch him surf but it started to drizzle heavier. The surf was really good again so Pete had another great surf. The weather cleared up in the arvo and we spent the afternoon down the beach. Tonight Dave the owner of the B & B asked us in for beers and to try a local fish he caught which he had cooked in the webber.
Monday we spent the day at Jeffrey's Bay and Pete got to surf the famous break "Supertubes" at about 4ft. We got some great photos of the aloe trees which line the dunes of Supertubes plus I took some video and photos of Pete surfing. The beach is full of shells so it kept me occupied. We made pizzas tonight, just like being at home.... More thumbnails ...
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