Our last night in South Africa is at the Kosi Bay rest camp. Once again, and despite the fact that the holiday season has started and we haven’t made any bookings, we have been lucky to find a campsite.
Tomorrow we will cross the nearby border post of Ponta do Ouro into Mozambique. I have just had a hot shower and Steve is preparing a potjie - the last of our farewell party chicken (let’s hope it wont make us sick). We are wearing long pants and long sleeved shirts as we have entered a malaria endemic area.
It is hard to believe that we were in South Africa over the past few days. It has been hot, humid, and overcast. It feels very tropical. We are slowly getting used to being constantly damp.
The roads have been good and very scenic; tarred roads wandering through the Transkei’s green hills, the national road bordered by sugar cane or eucalyptus plantations, or the sandy coastal 4x4 tracks we have been following since Mabibi Beach.
Fri 12/12 – From Mabibi to Kosi Bay along the coastal 4x4 sandy tracks:
Thur 11/12 – From St Lucia to Mabibi Beach is our first real trip off the main roads. We pass Muzi Pan and its amazingly rich bird life and then onto Lake Sibaya, the largest fresh water lake in Southern Africa. Our camp is in the coastal forest on top of the dunes at Mabibi.
It is a full moon night, the beach is remote. That night we are fortunate to witness a 1,2m long loggerhead turtle lay her hundred eggs.
In the morning Steve does a bit of DIY blacksmithing to fix our tent’s poles. They need to be bent more sharply so the flysheet won’t blow away in the wind.
Wed 10/12 – It was a peaceful drive St Lucia. We arrived at dusk and found the False Bay Caravan Park totally empty, except for a herd of zebra, a warthog and her baby, a lone male nyala and a pelican. It was only when we went to the office to pay the next morning that we discovered that the campsite was actually closed because of a severe draught and insufficient drinking water for campers.
Tues 9 and Wed 10/12 - Kristi, Jason, and baby Hudson welcome us at their home in Durban. We are invited to a fantastic braai at Jason’s parents. Thank you! Congratulations to Jason on his 30th and to Hudson for his first rollover.
Our hopes for a surf in Durban were high… But the ocean was flat…
Never the less, we had a great time visiting the Ushaka Marine World!
Mon 8/12 - “Nature” woke us up at dawn so we could pay him for the campsite. We helped three young boys collect rubbish around the camp. We drop it at Lusikisiki on our way North:
We left Mpande Bay and took the scenic route to Durban, passing by the Transkei’s turquoise round huts on the hills, and through a few small but busy towns with a strong African feel:
On the road to Durban we stop to visit Oribi Gorge:
Tomorrow we will cross the nearby border post of Ponta do Ouro into Mozambique. I have just had a hot shower and Steve is preparing a potjie - the last of our farewell party chicken (let’s hope it wont make us sick). We are wearing long pants and long sleeved shirts as we have entered a malaria endemic area.
It is hard to believe that we were in South Africa over the past few days. It has been hot, humid, and overcast. It feels very tropical. We are slowly getting used to being constantly damp.
The roads have been good and very scenic; tarred roads wandering through the Transkei’s green hills, the national road bordered by sugar cane or eucalyptus plantations, or the sandy coastal 4x4 tracks we have been following since Mabibi Beach.
Fri 12/12 – From Mabibi to Kosi Bay along the coastal 4x4 sandy tracks:
Thur 11/12 – From St Lucia to Mabibi Beach is our first real trip off the main roads. We pass Muzi Pan and its amazingly rich bird life and then onto Lake Sibaya, the largest fresh water lake in Southern Africa. Our camp is in the coastal forest on top of the dunes at Mabibi.
It is a full moon night, the beach is remote. That night we are fortunate to witness a 1,2m long loggerhead turtle lay her hundred eggs.
In the morning Steve does a bit of DIY blacksmithing to fix our tent’s poles. They need to be bent more sharply so the flysheet won’t blow away in the wind.
Wed 10/12 – It was a peaceful drive St Lucia. We arrived at dusk and found the False Bay Caravan Park totally empty, except for a herd of zebra, a warthog and her baby, a lone male nyala and a pelican. It was only when we went to the office to pay the next morning that we discovered that the campsite was actually closed because of a severe draught and insufficient drinking water for campers.
Tues 9 and Wed 10/12 - Kristi, Jason, and baby Hudson welcome us at their home in Durban. We are invited to a fantastic braai at Jason’s parents. Thank you! Congratulations to Jason on his 30th and to Hudson for his first rollover.
Our hopes for a surf in Durban were high… But the ocean was flat…
Never the less, we had a great time visiting the Ushaka Marine World!
Mon 8/12 - “Nature” woke us up at dawn so we could pay him for the campsite. We helped three young boys collect rubbish around the camp. We drop it at Lusikisiki on our way North:
We left Mpande Bay and took the scenic route to Durban, passing by the Transkei’s turquoise round huts on the hills, and through a few small but busy towns with a strong African feel:
On the road to Durban we stop to visit Oribi Gorge:
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Pity we can't see any picture... :( Am sure you will manage soon to put them!
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