Blogs from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa - page 20

Today was a bittersweet day, as we had to bid farewell to Pops (aka Highlight, Keefus, Monkey man, etc.) as he left Africa. We dropped him off at the Durban (or Dooban) airport in the late morning. It was sad to see him go. I hate dropping people off at the airport, especially curbside--unload their luggage, time for a quick hug, and a wave farewell as you're driving away from the sidewalk before your car gets towed. No time to lament. Five minutes prior, it was a regular car ride. It's hard to say everything you want to say, and feel everything you want to (or will) feel in a regular car ride. Enough lamenting. We all had a wonderful time together, and are very happy that Pops was able to come along. Erin writes: After ... read more

Today is a rest day in Umhlanga Today I slept in, ran errands and visited the Durban Ducati shop near the hotel. In the afternoon I took a cab down to the beach and walked north where there were hardly any people. A1 cart racing is on this weekend and I suspect most people are down town taking in all the festivities. I have the beach all to myself and walk for miles without running into anyone.... read more

Today we ride from Mthatha to Umhlanga (North suburb of Durban) through back roads and following the coast. I rode with John and Dave this morning until we caught up with the rest of the group (Peter, Bob, Phebe, Patrick, Otto, Ellen, Murray, Peri and Ian) at Port St. Johns. The town was more rural than I expected. People stood in the streets and gawked at the strange gang of motorcyclist cruising down Main Street. I was at the back of the pack so by the time I cruised by the locals they were out lining the streets. Main Street dead ended, so I had to loop back out of town on a secondary street. The crowd rushed to the next street to keep watching. Being the focus of attention made me so nervous that I ... read more

Hello to all! We're staying in our first backpackers in Durban - so we have internet accesss finally. We doing fine - first impressions are that the drivers are mad, and the security is big but so far we have had no trouble. We're heading to the Drakensburg in a few days for a camping adventure with family. Yesterday we went to see some Zulu dancing and also did a short safari - take a look.... read more

Hi folks. Just a quickie this time to keep you abreast of the latest Linz and Bri action. Well we headed in our four wheeled beast to Mossel bay for one night's camping before heading into the Knysna forrest for two nights at the horse farm there. Unfortunately for Linz she didn't notice the speed camera between Wilderness and George and we await a nice fine when we return the car. At least they don't have points on the license over hear yet. A little rain put a dampener on Linz's horse riding expedition into the forrest and a prior forrest fire meant the place was a little light on atmosphere... or, indeed, any other guests. Knysna lagoon is quite beautiful, however, and we got some nice shots there. The next day we headed to Plettenburg ... read more