Blogs from The Crags, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Personally I passed Plettenburg Bay, it seemed boring and I heard only the same opinion of people who had been there. Instead I got off on the next stop The Crags, the thing that bought me here was the fact I really wanted to go the Monkeyland and Birds of Eden. The backpackers that I stayed here with were absolutlely lovely. Family bussiness that makes a perect cruisy homely atmosphere.. I stayed here for 4 nights and it was great. The dinner they cook here is amazing.. a really good healthy hearty meal like only 50rand!! They also have drumming circles and fire twirling. Other than the amazing staff there are a lot hikes to go one. I think there are 4 on the property itself, and there is also another 4 hour one that is ... read more

Nach einem langen Frühstück haben wir uns auf zu den Afika's Kätzchen gemacht - einem Wild-/Rescue Park. Angeblich werden dort verletzte Katzen ( Geparden, Leoparden und andere Wildkatzen gerettet, aufgezogen und anschließend wieder in die Wildness entassen). Wir haben einen wunderschönen Leoparden, eIne Art Lux und einige Geparden gesehen, die allerdins sehr an den Menschen gewöhnt waren. Bei den Geparden durften wir sogar ins Gehege und haben sie aus direkter Nähe sehen können. Auch Bettina konnte ich schließlich zu einem Foto mit 2 großen Geparden überreden. Ansonsten war die Tour nicht annähernd so spannend wie unsere richtige Wildlife Tour durch den Hluhluwe Park. Weiter ging's nach Plettenburg Bay, wo Bettina ihre erste Erfahrung mit einem echten Hostel machen sollte. Keine Sorge sie lebt noch.... Mittlerweile war es so warm, dass wir selbst beim unserem Mittagsschläfche... read more

Just over a week ago, Neil the Professor picked Elisha, myself and Maya (our Israeli house mate) up in his giant bakkie that he never drives to work, instead driving his beat up mutt car, and took us on what he called an assignment... you see, with Neil, everything has to be an assignment or lesson or some type of top secret mission- I guess this makes life interesting... and which it does!! Life is but a sequence of steps and decisions and to make a game of it often times makes things more enjoyable and life more intriguing... So Neil gives us our instructions. We are to be dropped of at Keurbooms River and take two canoes, one for Elisha and I, the other for Maya and make our way upstream towards who knows what- ... read more