Blogs from Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 3

Letztes Wochenende war es soweit: wir haben die Grenzen von PE durchbrochen und sind nach Jeffreys Bay gefahren. Endlich konnten wir entdecken, wo wir uns ueberhaupt befinden und wie es um uns herum aussieht. Recht idyllisch trifft es wohl am besten: Berge, Baeume, Kuehe, Pferde, Autobahn-kein grosser Unterschied von zu Hause :) Unser Backpacker hostel war ein Traum, aber das koennt ihr anhand der Bilder selbst sehen. Die Stadt war nichts besonderes, aber wird zum Surferparadies in den Wintermonaten, da es dort wohl die optimalen Wellen gibt und ein fester Standort bei der World Cup Tour darstellt. Ein weiterer Anziehungspunkt ist der Outlet store von Billabong, wo wir sage und schreibe 3h verbracht haben! Sonst wurde gefeiert, gesurft und am Stand gegammelt. Leider war das Wetter nicht so optimal, aber das hat unserer Laune keinen Abbruch ... read more

En toen werd het tijd om voor de eerste keer zelf wat op mijn eigen blog te schrijven. ik ben morgen 7 weken van huis en dan 2 weken in zuis afrika. De eerste 5 weken in Mhkaya game reserve waren heel gaaf we begonnen de meeste dagen met patrouille lopen hadden dan een middagpauze en gingen smiddags weer patrouille lopen tenzij we te horen kregen dat we wat anders moesten doen. We sliepen in ene tentenkamp midden in de bush en het geberude dan ook regelmatig dat als ik snachts naar de wc ging er antilopen naast stonden ook schijnt er snachts een neushoorn in ons kamp geweesd te zijn maar toen slipe ik en ook hoorden we hyenas om ons kamp lopen. tijdens de patrouille zagen we beesten op de voet vanaf heel dicht ... read more

Braai, Biltong and Croc Circles Jan. 14, 2009 Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa About a week ago, Sarah and I were sitting under a tree taking a break from the sizzling African sun. In a heat-induced daze, I glanced down and thought I was hallucinating. On the tops of my feet were a half-dozen dime-sized brown circles. I started to smile. Then a giggle. Then a full-blown laugh. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. There before me, staring back up, was a sign from the heavens. All of my hard work since leaving London -- two weeks in the Corsican mountains, two months at sea on yacht Cleone, a month and a half in South Africa -- was complete. I now had a Croc tan. The sun (lots of sun, apparently) had made its way through ... read more

So a few weeks from my last entry, and i've managed to make it down to the eastern cape to Jefferey's bay - some kind of surfing mecca. Down the east coast has been fun if a little tiring, St. Lucia in Kwa-Zulu Natal, down to durban for a few days, on to Coffee Bay( surfing outcrop on the wild coast), on to quite a boring port elizabeth, and here to Jefferey's bay complete with surfing factory outlets, surfer dudes, so on and so forth... my purpose of South African travel seems to have taken a slight turn from original plans... not bad in a way but deviates from what made me interested in South Africa in the first place. The idea of lots of 'foriegn travellers' going down the coast for hostel stays and party ... read more

The weather turned awful today so we didnt have our surfing lessons as planned. We did make a good start in the morning by walking for about 2hours along the never ending beach line. As it was cold and the town is quite frankly awful we hid in our hostel for a while before heading to Cape St Francis. The kite surfers were out so we watched the Dude's do what they do best. We are looking forward to leaving tomorrow for the Addo Elephant Park in search of GAME.... read more