The traffic on the N2 is hectic and after our first stop at Butterworth we discovered this hotel old Holiday Inn now a Garden Court Just passed the Ultra City is the turn off You can sit down for a huge Continental breakfast with Coffee and juice for R65 which you will never beat at any Steers Toilets are squici clean and the restaurant atmosphere relaxed Myles away from hustle and buzz at the Ultra City Parking is safe and we just read in local paper of two ...

We left just after 5 am this jewel of East Londen on our way through Transkei The road winds through gorges and beautifull rugged veld Just after crossing the river and before Butterworth there is this new Ultra City with a small Steers We tried the coffee but opted out for the Breakfast too suspect- right word dirty Road to Umtata is difficult driving So many things to see next to road and animals people taking lifts, cars stopping , cattle crossing , etc ...

Any thoughts on a breakaway this hotel INGELI just about 20 km from Kokstad on the road to Port Shepstone It is a idyllic mountain retreat with all the trappings of cosy rooms, walking,fishing an a good restaurant We had a light lunch Not so expensive than the Drakensburg Resorts even now in High season price goes for R806 double with breakfast Groete G

Umtata - yes what a booming town But Traffic is chaotic we move bumper on bumper through town In exasperation I asked a taxi driver what caused this traffic jam? "be prepared for 45-60 minutes to get through Umtata without shopping" The town is a shopping hub and Affrica rules- park load,off load,greet,chat,blow hooter for just the fun of it- all is in the order of the day By just staying calm and bite in the lip - we crawled through and saw a choir of 16 me...

The beaches all 4 of them are on River mouths With wide open beach to tan and children to play and have fun A good system they have on entry the area you have to pay R5 and that keeps the beaches so pristine This city is ideal for tourists very un known to us Groete g