Blog Day 19 Wed 25th May 2011 Today is another come down day, we wake up early because last night 5 pre-pubescent 16 year olds were sharing our dorm room, they were good as gold during the night but one of the guys was a real fairy elephant this morning & couldn’t be quite if he tried. So we decide to get up & head into the town to pick up a few bits that we need. We are dodging showers again so its takes up the morning & we get back to the hostel ...

Day 17 Mon 23rd May 2011 Today we are up early as we are leaving Hermanus to head onto Oudtshoorn. This is our first 'long' trip on the Baz Bus, and all in all the 5 hour trip isn't to bad. We arrive in George only to find out that we have another hour and a half trip to get to Oudtshoorn. The shuttle from our hostel is the waiting for us as we arrive, so everything is nice and simple and it's just a case of moving our bags and sitting down! (We like it that way...

Day 16 Sun 22nd May 2011 Well after all the excitement of yesterday today is a slight come down. The weather is threatening rain but we get up & have breakfast & then pack a bag & go for a walk along the route to the new harbor. Along the way we are looking out for the Southern Right Whales but still no joy, the walk to the harbor is very scenic & takes us about 45 minutes. We reach the harbor area & have a stroll around the pier before headin...

Day 14 Fri 20th May 2011 Up very early today so that we can get the shuttle service & jump on the Baz Bus headed down towards Hermanus. We get picked up by Emma one of the girls who works at the hostel we are staying at called Hermanus Backpackers. We arrive & get a tour of the surrounding area hopefully we will get to see some whales while we are here. At this time of year the males apparently head this way to check out the surrounding waters. They then ...

Day 13 Thur 19th May 2011 Stellenbosch Day!! Well we have arrived in Stellenbosch & checked into our first official hostel called the Stumble Inn. We can't actually get into our room until 2pm so we check our bags into a lock up & go & get some breakfast at a nearby place called the Trumpet Tree. We head back & grab a quick freshen up & some bits then get a shuttle bus to the Spier. It looks like such a huge place we haven't a clue where to st...