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From Addo Elephant National Park we travelled to Plettenberg Bay (Plett). It’s a much shorter stretch than any of the other road journeys so we stopped at a few places along the way. We stopped at the Bloukrans Bridge. The bridge is the highest bridge in Africa and the Southern hemisphere (height 216m). It is also the highest commercial bungee jump in the world! Only one of us was brave enough to do it -and hell no, it wasn’t me. Our next stop was Natures Valley at the mouth of the Groot River. It is beautiful! I was disappointed that we didn’t see more of Tsitsikamma forest though. I still want to go there. We spent the next three nights at a backpackers just outside Plettenberg Bay. The backpackers is called Starling Village backpackers. The owners ... read more

We spent the first day of our road trip travelling from Johannesburg to Durban. (Lots of not so interesting driving). There had been a lot of rain so the Free State was much greener and prettier than usual. We stopped at Howick to look at the waterfall which was fuller than I’ve ever seen it. We arrived in Durban around lunch time and explored the city a bit. Durban is situated in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa. We saw the stadium which is being built for the 2010 soccer world cup and then dipped our feet in the sea for the first time on our trip. The sea is very warm on the Eastern side of the country. We also had a drink at the waterfront before heading back to our host’s house. Our ... read more