Blogs from Storms River, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 2

Hola! So I caught the Intercape bus at 6am from Cape town and many hours and gorgeous scenery later I arrived in Wilderness (well there is no bus that goes there so i had to get off in George and get a taxi..). The weather was beautiful and I stayed in a little backpackers right by the beach. My balcony had the most amazing view and the first time I looked out there were 4 southern right whales basking and playing in the sun right near the beach, brilliant! If anyone is a birdgeek like myself they should go to Wilderness! The birds are so many and they are beautiful! I did a few trails and met a lot of old people...of course forgot my binoculars in the backpackers..but it was a good day or two. ... read more

Hey party-people, was geht? :) Alles gut bei euch? Bei uns ist nach wie vor alles im grünen Bereich. Hatten die ersten Tests, wovon einer recht gut, der andere nicht so der Knaller war, und wir haben unsere erste Hausarbeit abgegeben. Bin schon sehr gespannt, was dabei raus kommt und wie hoch der Maßstab ist. Haben sonst auch gar nicht viel gemacht, da erst mal wieder das studieren im Vordergrund stand. Kaum zu glauben, aber wahr! Letztes Wochenende konnte es dann jedoch endlich wieder los gehen und so haben wir uns auf den Weg in den Tsitsikamma Natural Reserve gemacht. In einem ruhigen, idyllischen Hostel angekommen, wurde erst mal ausgekundschaftet, was so geht. Für einige stand der Bungee Jump von einer 216m hohen Brücke ganz oben auf der Liste. Bevor es jedoch dazu kam, haben wir ... read more

6 Nov - drive to Tsitsikama. En route we stop off at Jeffrey's Bay aka J'Bay. Few hours to explore, walk along the beach, watch the surfers then shop. There's a Billabong factory outlet - for 330 Rand (approx GBP 25) I get a lilac tshirt, skirt and board shorts!! We have lunch at a picnic site on the beach - our best lunch view to date. Arrive at Tube n' Axe backpackers at Storm River mid afternoon, set up camp then drive to the highest bridge bungee in the world. This ain't for me...I'll jump out of a plane, but don't make me bungee :) The brave (or stupid) ones are Miho, Peter, Charlie and Nav while the rest of us support from the bar. Looks horrendous but they all seem to enjoy the adrenalin ... read more

Tsitsikama was one of the trip highlights! It's only too bad we didn't have more time here. Unfortunately the trail to the famous Storms River Mouth was closed due to unsafe conditions. It's supposed to be the one thing not to miss here; oh well, gotta save something for next time. Instead we hiked the first 3km of the famous Otter trail. A beautiful hike along the rugged coastline with amazing views. One day we will have to come back and complete the full 5 day hike. It's hard to get tired of watching the surf roll in and crash against the rocks - and even harder to stop taking photos of it. We even saw a pod of dolphins playing in the waves.... read more

Moving on again - this time along the Garden Route to Storms River, where we will be staying for the next few days. Had a bit of a disaster along the way - the tyre blew out on the car around 2 miles from Neil’s Aunt’s house - we had to unload the entire contents of the boot on to the hard shoulder of the N2 motorway and change the wheel . Arrived at Ken and Corrie’s very greasy and grubby and bedraggled. We’re staying in one of their cottages. Storms River is a real eye opener - its a very small typical African village with very few amenities (none at all!) but it seems to be so popular with tourists... read more