Blogs from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa - page 23

After a six hour drive from Jburg... We arrived in Ballito, known as the Dolphin Coast! Well I was pretty much breathless on arrival, looking at a very fine surf spot. Balitto has a magnificently paved walkway that stretches right along the beach, great for a early morning run (although I did that all of twice - but it makes you feel like a million bucks!). We were staying right on the beachfront in a wicked beachhouse, with all the trimmings. Early morning to lunch was spent on the beach (sun was blindly hot at 8:30am) and afternoons usually spent exploring the surrounding sites. There was a very cool beach pub called - hops about 5 minutes walk from the beachhouse... talk about ideal. The highlights of the ballito holiday were: * Visiting all the surrounding ... read more

As the crucial Superbru Round 9 approaches and with the Tri-Nations on the horizon, elite members of the Beertjie Brigade (BB) are preparing for team extraction to South east Asia on a secret mission. Mission status: Team Ready Extraction Date: Thursday 13 April at 1300 hours. Team Members: Chewy, Beertjie, Nicns. Accompanying this elite team is specialist operations assessor George "Crocodile" Morfou. The BB is hoping George's Turkish decent will come in handy while scouting frontier islands of Muslim Malaysia. Our Mission: To find the Springbok's next flyhalf...and to recover from early round pressures of the Superbru challenge. We will start in Southern China and head East to Bangkok and down to Kuala Limpur. We expect a tough journey made more difficult by Beertjie's phobia for harmless insects, George's infatuation with oriental ... read more

ADVANCE WARNING- THERE ARE NO PHOTOS ON THIS UPDATE AS THE DISC WOULDN'T WORK IN THE COMPUTER I AM USING. SORRY. NOW READ ON (IF YOU CAN BE BOTHERED)... We are no longer in Australia. The observant amongst you (or those who know our itinerary) will see that this update is brought to you from the southern part of the African continent. Yes, we are now in South Africa, over half way in to our journey from Cape Town to Joburgand about three weeks away from flying back to London. But let's not dwell on such maudlin thoughts. We made it to Monkey Mia. And we saw plenty of dolphins. The set up there is a bit of a circus, but still, seeing the dolphins in such close proximity was worth it. Mia also had the ... read more

Well about a week ago we flew to Durban way over on the other side of SA on the east coast where we drove about 3 hrs inland to Johans's bro's farm, this was like 10hrs travelling in 1 day so we were pretty tired. this place is in great contrast to where we were on the west coast, green, hilly, misty with dirt roads and no houses for miles around. Andrew and Dierdre were going on holiday for 5 days so Kelly and i were staying in their thatched guest cottage (so quaint) whilst they were away. Everyday we were like this is so bizarre we're in the middle of nowhere on a farm where the people who live here aren't even here...it was just a funny few days where we were like 'doodeedo' what ... read more

Hello, Well being as I'm in the middle of my two intense weeks of school, I won't write for too long, but I wanted to go ahead and post some pictures from my weekend in the drakensberg. It was AWESOME the weather was beautiful, the people we hiked with were great. We slept in a cave behind a waterfall, which was just ridiculous. All around great time. HIking is taken a bit more loosely here, and after being on the trail for several hours, we decided to up and leave the trail, which meant crossing rivers on hands and knees and climbing up the sides of hills by grabbing onto grasses and holding on for dear life. It was an experience. I'll be back there for sure. In fact, there is a great music festival in ... read more