Blogs from Port St Johns, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 2

Firstly- to everyone who has commented, thank you very much. My clients and friends and family, thanks for the kind words. i hope the blog is enjoyable. I will keep it up as often as possible. take care... my second day in port st Johns was great,, intense...got very dirty and beat up by thorns and rocks..I went walking through the small coastal town for a bit in the morning-- the people are friendly and there is a general laid back vibe..it is so peaceful here.. no loud noises, no taxis speeding around every corner. I went into this museum that combines local art with old photos of the Port pre-World War I. It was really cool to see these old ships photographed in 1890. there was a section of art by local kids in the ... read more

Her kommer billeder og lidt tekst om min forlænget weekend med Mine ved Wild Coast. Det var en super lækker weekend, og billederne kan måske bruges som inspiration for folk, som overvejer om en tur til Sydafrika er pengene og rejsen værd. Mit salgstrick ville i hvert fald gå på: Sand, vand, vidunderligt landskab, dejlige mennesker og spændende kultur. Wild Coast er Wunderschön!... read more

Today I left Coffee Bay and now I am in Port St. Johns, another small village on the coast, 100km off the highway. The entire 1 ½ hour drive from Coffee Bay to the highway, then 1 ½ drive from the highway to Port St Johns, I just watched the countryside roll by. I did the same yesterday, when riding back to the hostel from Hole in the Wall. All along, I repeatedly thought to myself THIS is Africa. Of course, all I’ve been seeing and experiencing is Africa. But this is the Africa of fantasies. This is the place of folklore, of National Geographic, of rural life in traditional homes, of culture. This is where for 100 kilometres, you pass nothing but farmland, and not farmland like home, but where animals freely graze, not a ... read more

Before we left South Africa it was imperative to make one more trip to Port St. Johns.....and I know I already wrote about the place, but I just wanted to share some more shots of this beautiful place. Keep in mind that all of these photos were taken on the same day!! ... read more

Friday was the final day of the term at Thanda, and the beginning of a two-week school holiday. Viktorija, myself, Jeff and Amy planned a three day trip to Port St. John, a small town about three hours’ drive down the coast from Hibberdene. The ride through the mountainous region along the southeastern coast of South Africa was really beautiful, and exactly what I had been wanting to see here in South Africa. Living in Hibberdene has a sort of Post-Apartheid feel, working out in th cane fields it feels as if the Apartheid never left, but inland and down the coast we drove through stunning scenery, alive and bumpin’ African villages (pardon the problematic and politically incorrect depiction). It reminded me, in fact, of the Adamaoua Province in Cameroon, where I stayed for two months ... read more