Knysna has probably been my favorite place on the Garden Route so far. The bus dropped me off right next to their small waterfront, which is really lovely - it overlooks a lagoon and a mountain range in the distance, and it’s more mellow than Cape Town’s. I walked toward the main street trying to find my hostel (all uphill by the way!), but no one seemed to know exactly where it was and with my 50-odd pounds on my shoulders I was not interested in trying to find it. I went into the first place I saw—Peregrin—and I am so glad I did. It was only 120R ($18.50) for a double, compared to Knysna Backpackers which was going to charge me R200. I got a really spacious, sunny top-floor room—with my first double bed
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