Blogs from Sedgefield, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

We have been in Sedgefield for a whole week so it's probably time for me to tell you about it. The town trumpets itself as "Africa's first slow town". This might be an accolade appreciated by the local tortoises but I'm not sure it's the best way of marketing to tourists. Sedgefield occupies a beautiful position on the Garden Route, very close to Knysna. Unlike it's more bustling neighbour, Sedgefield has a more relaxed pace of life. Looking at the people in the supermarket sometimes you could be forgiven for thinking that it is a retirement community. The truth is that Sedgefield is actually a very popular destination with people of all ages. There are certainly plenty of young families around. The beach is a wide open expanse of sand and the waves rolling in are ... read more

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So, back in Sedgefield again today, leaving at 2 this afternoon for the roadtrip, its gunna be good, lots of 4x4-ing, Jeffery's Bay, and the bungee, woooot!! Gunna be awesome. So since last time, we had to say bye to Flip, was sad, but will hopefully see him again :) me and Iona chatted to Danica, then went road for my running friend Rudolf (yes, that is his name...) and went for a walk and catch-up with him, was nice. Went to the beach and took some photies :p then went round to Chris's house to see his family, was lovely!! Thhen popped in to Candi's work to see her, and went back up to hers - they fed us (again!!) and chatted. Me and Iona went back to base, chatted lots, wrote down some of ... read more

Its pouring still!! And I'm going to help people kayak later, and plan on going for a run. Gunna be fun... :p So after the net last tiiiime, went for a walk with Iona, a crazy old fisherman tried to chat us up in Afrikaans, was funny. Met up with Candi, decided to go up to her place later. Went to the gymmmmmm, was good, showered, had a 'storming' session with the trainees (we'd been told to openly discuss out living issues with each other) it went on for aaages, luckily, no-one had a problem with me!! Ate, went to Candi's, chatted to her and her little sister who's just moved there from their mums in Kwazulu-Natal, and watched some of Twighlight, love that film!! In love with Bella's Lullabye, the piano song in it :) ... read more

...yea, realised that its 3 months today that I left!! Seems like so much longer, to be honest. Crazy stuff. It really has been surreal of late, its pretty hectic, but I'm managing. Apparently me and Iona and Natasha are supporting a course in Sedgefield this week (if me and Natasha get our kayaking LOC's!!) then going to Grabouw then Potch. Whether or not this actually happens, we've yet to see, but oh well!! I was so annoyed, because yesterday, I was THIS CLOSE to getting my kayaking LOC. I braced fine, but he made me do soooo many rolls, and I didn't make it out the first time every time, so he kept making me do it again, and it got quite tiring. So the last thing I had to do was to go out ... read more