Blogs from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa - page 6

Nous voici de retour à la maison ! LE BONHEUR ! Me voici d'ailleurs bien tardivement pour vous faire part de ce dernier blog sur l'Afrique du Sud... La joie d'être à la maison est telle que tous deux nous avons trouvé mille choses à faire par ici ou par là... J'ai aussi commencé la mise en page de mon album de photos... et du coup ai complètement oublié que VOUS attendiez le reste... Toutes mes excuses, je me rattrape immédiatement ! Mais avant de nous quitter, quelques dernières photos de Shelly Beach où vit PA mais aussi Durban, ou le peu que nous y avons vu... Pour nous vraiment pas grand chose à faire ici (Shelly Beach) si ce n'est aller admirer les grandes vagues de l'océan pendant que PA passe ses matinées en plongée ... read more

Nous avons quitté Cape Town sous la pluie... (seulement entre la porte d'embarquement et l'avion...), ne nous plaignons donc pas... Notre destination sera maintenant Durban où nous devons retrouver PA, sa copine et Tiffany... Notre style de vie va totalement changer... nous aurions du venir avec nos patins à roulettes... la jeunesse d'aujourd'hui a bien oublié que passé 70 ans on a plus 20 ans et qu'on ne peut plus courir comme avant... Pas grave... nous encaissons... et nos yeux captent les sentiments que nous avons à ressentir durant des kilomètres... Quand ils atteindront notre âge on éclatera de rire dans notre tombe au vu de ce que leurs corps à eux deviendront, puisque chacun est fait pour vieillir un jour. Passons à autre chose... Bien faire et laisser braire disait ma maman... A vous de ... read more

Here we are, another amazing week-end in South Africa. It all started with a round of golf and a little wine tasting on Thursday in Durban. The city is just a 90 minutes drive north from home, so can be also done on a one day trip. I play the Durban Country Club. This year, the course ranks 5th in South Africa, and back in 2015, they made it to the top 100 Golf Courses by Golf Digest. It was not a special golf day, so no discount green fee here. Still, it was only 30usd for the green fee! You won't find that sort of deal outside of South Africa when it come to play golf on amazing golf courses. Later on that day, we went for a little wine tasting at the local Makro ... read more

Here we are, after speaking about it for years, we have moved! Our new home is right on the beach, some 130km south of Durban. Why here? Simple, the wine and food that South Africa is providing are amazing. This must be the best deal ever when it comes to play golf. I have 7 golf courses less than 45 minutes drive from home...at a quality/price ratio that cannot be beaten today, anywhere...in the world! But the best, is that every morning, I just have to cross the road in my wetsuit to get to the dive center! Yes, just crossing the road in my wetsuit...and that diving is just amazing. The pictures on the blog are just the best of the last 11 dives, trust me, it was not easy to chose the best ones! ... read more

Got up early again to have a cruise down the estuary to watch for hippos and crocodiles. We weren't disappointed as we saw both. Thankfully the rain had stopped and it was a beautiful morning. Following this we had a great game drive with a wonderful guide who showed us not just animals but plants and insects. The strangest were the red locusts and flying dung beetles!! We then travelled down to the Indian Ocean.The sea was quite rough but some of us chose to jump up and down over the surf. I had a go at body boarding which was a great experience being pulled along with the tide. We then had lunch overlooking the ocean surrounded by monkeys who wanted to take our lunch! At about 8pm we had a night safari which included ... read more