Another day... another city. I have been on the road for about 12 days now. Staying in most places for a day or two and sleeping in a different backpackers hostel every night with different roommates. So far I've shared rooms with people from Malayisa, Thailand, Reunion Island, France, England, Italy, Spain, Germany, and South Africa.... many very cool people.
The southern area of South Africa is amazing. The first part is called the Garden Route, it is very well developed. Much of the Garden Route is built up around tourism. Once you leave Port Elizabeth, you enter what is called 'The Wild Coast'. There are huge stretches of rolling hills and some very dramatic landscapes. I stayed for a few days at Coffee Bay, it is on the coast. Another surfer's paradise. My hostel was called the Coffee Shack. On the first day, it was full of young college students, it was just one big crazy party. The second day was much more chilled. The place is full of hippies. Young local people on the street and beach approach you offereing to sell you magic mushrooms and pot.
If anyone is thinking about going on a backpackers trip, South Africa is such an easy country to do it in. I've been travelling on the Baz Bus, its a 20 passenger bus that travels from one hostel to another. There is a very convenient book in all the hostels that list every backpackers in South Africa. I've been bumping into the same travellers now for over a week. It's kind of nice. I have yet to run into any Canadian travellers. Well, I did meet one couple of Canadians but they were teaching in Cape Town. Funny thing is she was a teacher from my school district in BC. What are the chances....
Today I go from Durban to a city in Swaziland, its about an 11 hour ride. I'm not looking forward to it, but I've been reading an amazing book called Tandia, set in South Africa during the Apartheid years. So, I'm sure the day will pass by quickly. On Saturday I will be meeting up with some Canadian friends in Neslpruit. That is in northern SA, near Kruger National Park.
2 comments:
Good luck Max, and please don't take any risks. Keep the blog up-to-date!
Plan to stop in you-know-where one day!
John and Barbara (friends of Dawn's)
Kev's brother was just in South Africa but now has headed off to Australia. He seems to be about a week ahead of yoU!
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