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Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port St Johns January 6th 2008

We met a lot of happy and friendly people here

I wouldn't have expected Black Africa in this country, but here I am.... It seems as if Aparheid had never touched this part of the country - and in a way it didn't - Within the "old" South Africa, 10 homelands were created, four of which were granted "independence" by South Africa; the first of them was the so called Transkei, the area in easternmost Cape Province, today's Eastern Cape. And that's were I ended up that Sunday.... Once again I had come to give my hiking boots another work out and once again - this time even more forceful - the locals were putting quite a bit of effort into discouraging me from going by myself. Which turned out to be true - once again! So I adhered to their advice and since I couldn't ... read more

Two locals killing time at the beach in Coffey Bay

Wild drive up to have sundowners on the mountain top

Mungle Junky

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port St Johns December 4th 2007

mentaldreamer

Photos : (Apologies if this isn’t a totally correct order of events, it was 7 months ago!) So, bright and early the next morning (6:00am to be precise,) we found ourselves packed and boarding the baz bus again. We had flicked through our coast to coast guide and decided that the Jungle Monkey at a little town called Port St Johns looked nice. Little did we know… The journey was much the same as usual; luckily we had grabbed the back seat again so Bethan spread out and slept most of the way. At roughly 2:30pm we arrived at The Jungle Monkey. I think I fell in love with the place the moment we arrived. The bus pulled up at the bottom of the steps, and it was like a tropical paradise walking up to the ... read more

Strange things in Port St Johns

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port St Johns September 23rd 2006

NickyG

Well Arrived in Port St Johns to a hostel called Amapondo. Port St Johns is a place full of old hippies and the pace of life there is slower than a a drunk snail's. It's a really lovely little town with not much going on but is full of character - and characters! It was their holiday weekend when we were there, so lots of festivals and events were going on. I got talking to the owner of the hostel who was I think on his 10th joint of the evening, and he asked if I was a sporty type of person. Wondering how he could have known that I was, I was intrigued so told him I play the odd game of tennis and hop on the mountain bike now and again. In response he ... read more

More rain!

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port St Johns April 17th 2006

Sunflower

snozlington

More rain! Mind you, it is so green & lush here it must rain alot! It's wild here. Monkeys swinging from trees, cows on the beach...The beaches would be lovely if the sun were shining. Unfortunately Amapondo where we stayed isn't really geared up for the wet.The only dry place to hang out was the bar or kitchen. The morning after we arrived there was a break in the weather so we took our chances & walked into town. We had quite a shopping experience here in the shoprite supermarket. Security wouldn't let us take our day pack inside(?)so Deano waited outside whilst I shopped. It was your standard African supermarket, merchandise in awkward spots, someone buffing the floor under your feet whilst everyone hangs around having a chat! So, I pushed my way through, payed ... read more

Brief history of South Africa

After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug...more history

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