Yesterday Simon and I went to collect Mike and Heidi from the airport. I was so excited to see them both. When I saw them both once again I forgot about the pain in my hand until I got a strong shake from Mike, but again I battled on. That night we played pool, and drank lots of frozen cider and wine after another mammoth meal. I was so happy to see mike, I surprised myself. Simons belated Birthday was a big eventful day. I woke up extra early, mainly because...

My first week with Mary-Lou and Simon, Maureen and Christo was so much fun. We started team hats and team no hats. My team, the no hats were winning convincingly with Mary Lou and her positive criticisms... Several wimpys which Simon helped me find "the" drink, creme soda... Exploring the local beaches and watching Christo and Mary Lou race along the beach was especially nice to see, Christo could probably run further than me!! We all crammed into Simons hired c...

After a blonde surprise sandwich in Jeffreys bay, we headed to the bus stop. Being a Sunday morning we weren't expecting a bus for some time. Luck was on our side and a black man pulled over an accepted our tiny payment offer to take us all the way to PE airport... Thought that this was to good to be true, and I was a bit worried hen he started to drive in the wrong direction, then into a shanty... Turned out ok in the end, although slightly awkward when he said ...

Said bye to Fabiola as she was going to stay in port Alfred to visit a lion orphanage. Quick over night stay in Port Elizabeth before an early start via the baz bus to J'Bay. J'bay was overcast and actually cold when we arrived, which was a real blessing, since I hasn't had cold, or rain since coffee bay, and that mostly evaporated before it landed... Jeffreys Bay is the surfing Capitol of South Africa. Surfers paradise with Bilabong and quicksilver factories...

Tom met up with these Kiwi girls and managed to get a lift to Hogsback, but I didn't fancy it, so stayed in Chinsta with mike and Fabiola (funny Swiss). Hogsback was another "beautiful" SA place, but I had seen enough mountainous places and like the sea much more, so we spent our time relaxing and exploring. Buccaneers backpackers put on a free activity each afternoon, and even provide a couple of boxes of wine to share too. This afternoon was a power boat ride ...