Blogs from Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 14

Hello all I am sorry that it has taken me so long to write another blog, I have been out in the middle of nowhere for the last while and the internet connection has been down. Wooooo fun! Okay so I will have to fill you in on all my adventures since Christmas. We went out to Jefferies Bay on the 27th for a few days to meet some of the girls from our original volunteer orientation group. We stayed at this hostel called Island Vibe which as you can see from the pictures is right on the beach. I loved it there. The atmosphere took a little getting used to though seeing as they partied until about 4am every night. It took me a bit but I finally figured out that if I just join ... read more

Wow it's been a long time since my posting, but the most important news of all - my trip plans are finalized! I'm flying from PE to Jo'burg (Johanesburg) tomorrow, then off to Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday the day before my 14 day tour starts! We're headed over to the Masai Mara, which is universally known as that place where the great masses of herd migration take place (i'm sure you've probably seen something to that effect on TV and in movies - ie. a million wildebeest running up and down big valleys). After that, we head into Uganda and over to Bwindi National Park were we get to hang out with Mountain Gorrillas for a day (if we find them that is!). After that tour ends in Nairobi, i'll be spending 5 days just hanging ... read more

Hey guys, gotta make this quick so here it is: Hope everybody had a fantastic Christmas and hope you are all well and are looking forward to the New Year! Tomorrow we're heading to Jeffreys Bay (the beach - finally!!) for 3 days, then back to PE for New Years. I'm looking forward to my mini-beach vacation, i'll be sure to get lots of pictures :o) Hopefully i'll find an internet cafe in JBay, so i'll put a better update later! Ciao! Janine... read more

It is so hard to decide where to begin when i think of all the memorable events! I think i'm going to go with whatever pops into my head, so please excuse the randomness and lack of organization, but enjoy the stories! I bet you guys have never thought about this, but if you pay attention to what you do when you're crossing the road, you'll notice that you ALWAYS look to the left, and then to the right. Because the traffic to your left is immediately in front of you, and traffic coming from the right will be coming down the other side of the road. Well. Traffic here is like the UK, they drive on the other side (the right side) of the road. And Shona and I have noticed, that we have a ... read more

Hey guys, quick shout just to say "I'm in Port Elizabeth!!" Again, i dont have my camera cable on me... i really gotta start carrying that thing around with me :o) The bus ride here was amazing... one of those sleepliners... super spacious and big windows. It made the trip super easy to handle. And we got here and the Kwantu people picked us up... in a Beamer. Yes, a brand new (think brand new car smell) BMW.... i think Shona and i lucked out on our volunteer placement ;o) There are so many many things to tell you guys (i.e. it sounds like we're going to get to help out with "Lion Walks" which.... get ready for this.... is when you take tourists for hikes ALONGSIDE tame lions. Yup. Does it GET any cooler than ... read more