Blogs from Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 4

Hit the road by 6am, Chloe followed us down the drive then ran off to another warm room to sleep. The plan is to see Monkey Town just out of George, it opens at 8am and we should be there in time, spend a little time there then get to Addo early in the afternoon. Carmen the Garmin worked a treat and the roads were windy but nothing like the ones we were on to get to Oudtshoorn so we made it there in great time, in fact they were still setting up and opening. HAPPY MONKEYS GALORE They rescue all breeds of monkeys, lemurs etc that have been pets or in zoos, some smuggled from South America and there were a lot Lemurs from Madagascar. We were given a guide (you can’t walk through without ... read more

Bill and I had a couple more outings while he was here. We came back in to PE on Tuesday and had the braai with my roomies. Wednesday, my grade 9s at school had testing so I had a couple extra classes open, so Bill and I were able to go to Addo for the afternoon. I figured it was a national park and only 40 minutes from PE, so he had to go. The day that the girls and I went, about a month and a half ago, was very hot and drove all of the elephants to the waterholes. Wednesday was a little cloudy and not nearly as warm so they weren’t out in droves like before. But we still got to see quite a few elephants and a few other animals as well. ... read more

Note - more pictures to be added, wireless is too slow here so check back soon! ************************************************* After our fill of surf and sun in J'bay Ryan and I headed to Addo Park via Port Elizabeth. We decided after all of our backpacking we wanted to stay in something morel luxurious. I had booked a game drive and accommodation package through Woodall Lodge just outside Addo. Although I knew it would be nice, I really had no idea what a 5 star place would be like here as it seems star ratings vary across the world. We pulled up to the iron gates, were let in a greeted with cold towels and had a beverage overlooking there pond on the deck while we were briefed on our 2 days ahead. So far... excellent. Next up we ... read more

Warning - this blog will contain loads of animal photos Wed 7 Oct Bloody typical, the day I have to travel is gorgeously sunny and hot. Anyhow, managed to take in the rays all morning before Ady gave me a lovely lunch and I got a lift up to the bus I decided to use Intercape this time and boy was it a cut above the Baz bus. They had wide reclining seats and huge windows, with a conductress on board to get you checked in and also to bring round drinks. I was lucky and got the front seat on the upper deck, so had a grand view. And cheaper. The trip from Plett to PE was 3.5 hours but it was an interesting drive. We stopped off briefly at Jeffreys Bay and I saw ... read more

Hey guys, Well after flying down the coast on SA's N2 Hwy which is a really nice road we arrived at Port Elizabeth. We were supposed to stay in Gramstown in a hostel that was actually an old prison but they were booked when we got there so we just pushed through to PE. Our decision to keep going was rewarded with one of the nicest hostels we've stayed in, much nicer than some old prison what the hell were we thinking;) So our main adventure was Addo Elephant Nat'l Park which allowed us again to use the Roc-a-rolla as our safari vehicle. After almost an hour of driving we were going to rename the park Warthog National Park because all we saw were "Hakuna Matata's" as I've decided to call them and always sing the ... read more