[JEFFREYS BAY Sth Africa]
Since Wilderness I moved to Plettenburg Bay (via Kynsa), where with a group of 4 I took a walk along the pennisula. Some fishermen pointed out a shark to us, a hamerhead, which is not surprising given the amount of seals swimming nearby. We were greated with a full bloated seal rotting on the rocks further up....stomach turning indeed. An absolute highlight is when we took a dip in the beach, despite the 'dangerous' warnings. The waves, channeled by a small inlet, crashed so close to the beach with such force that we were able to body surf so easily....we were like kids with candy!

It was here I had my first tinge of home sickness...I just wanted to hang out with my friends and not with people whom I knew for 2 hours! That night I dreamt I was with my friends and some time after I woke up bewilderd and was asking myself "where I am?". Remembering I was in a hostel I relaxed and sat up, to greet my head squarely against the bed above....

Onto Storms River, this is a remote town with all of 3 shops situated in the hinterland. Beautiful walks with breathtaking views of the rugged coastline are here....the waves pounding the coast are truly huge and a sight in itself. The backpakers I was staying in, "The Rainbow Lodge", probably had the most unsusual combination of unusual people working there, some how the total chemistry didnt work well. On my last day here I took a map from the government forestry to do a walk. In the beggining of the trail I came across a large family of baboons, which first looked like large dogs in the distance. The 3 hour walk... turned into 6 as the map was not readable, even by locals, so with frustration I had to retrace all my steps to get back to town instead of walking a loop. I had a local dog as companion, whom decided she would walk with me the entire day, and as extra bonus, we (dog and I) scored a lift with a local near the edge of town for the last leg.

Onto Jeffreys Bay, which is known for its surfing accompanied with the Billabong and Quick Siver outlets. Today is the first time I have seen rain, so I have been very lucky todate. 2 days here, beach bumming, drinking and soforth, I head back to Cape Town to start a 21 day tour through Namimbia, Botswana to Vic Falls.

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