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GPS |
Distance Today:
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Meals
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Pennington, South Africa |
14 November, 2004 |
Slade's dad's back yard |
Not Recorded |
Odometer: 43017km |
Sunny, 92(F)
degrees |
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Slade had to work and Didi and
Heike left to go to Umflozi park for a couple of days, so Jen and I went
the gym with Krissy this morning. In the afternoon Witt changed the oil
and replaced the fuel filter, and we spent the balance of the day hauling
everything out of the car and cleaning it. |
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Updated Information
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
238km |
Meals
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Weather |
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Drakensburg, South Africa |
15 November, 2004 |
Drakensburg |
Not Recorded |
Odometer: 43255km |
Sunny, 89(F) Degrees |
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This morning was very
frustrating, as we drove all the way into Durban to try to find the
American Express office to pick up replacement car registration that my
folks mailed here. We never found the office, and headed back to Slade’s
house without having accomplished anything. Didi and Heike have returned
from the park, and we packed up for a trip to the Drakensburg mountains.
We picked slade up from work at about 4pm and drove for about two hours to
reach the northern section of the mountain range. We grilled some steak
for dinner and sat around talking. |
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Updated Information
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
8km |
Meals
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Weather |
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Drakensburg, South Africa |
16 November, 2004 |
Drakensburg |
Not Recorded |
Odometer: 43263km |
Sunny, 96(F)
degrees |
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Slade guided us on a beautiful
hiking tour of the drakensburg today. The scenery was absolutely stunning
and Jen and I regret that we don’t have enough time left to do a multi-day
hike here. It rained on us a little and we retreated into an overhang to
have lunch. We had to negotiate some ladders and a chain on the way down,
and had a great time. Slade put on a potjie for dinner, but before long
the clouds moved in and we were treated to a massive hail/lightning storm
as we all tried to huddle under Rafiki’s awning. The fire that was cooking
the potjie was extinguished, and after the rain had subsided a little we
grabbed the coleman stove and retreated to the camp laundry room where we
finished cooking and ate. Krissy and Slade’s tent got wet on the inside,
and we fear they are in for a cold, damp evening. |
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Updated Information
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
304km |
Meals
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Weather |
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Pennington, South Africa |
17 November, 2004 |
Slade's dad's back yard |
Not Recorded |
Odometer:
43567km |
Sunny, 96(F) Degrees |
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We headed back toward Durban this morning,
stopping at a farm to sample some cheese and spending a few hours over
lunch at a German restaurant in the country. We watched Shrek II on the
laptop back at Slade’s place and enjoyed a light dinner of cheese and
wine. |
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Updated Information
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
120km |
Meals
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Weather |
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Pennington, South
Africa |
18 November, 2004 |
Slade's dad's back yard |
Not Recorded |
Odometer:
43787km |
Sunny, 96F) Degrees |
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This morning we headed back to Durban and
took Rafiki to a Land Rover repair shop to have them look at (or listen
to) the transmission. They said that I’d be crazy to pull it apart to fix
it, and that the noise didn’t sound too bad. At the risk of having to
spend more to fix it in the US, we decided to save the time and the money
and carry on. We picked up our new registration and met Krissy and the
“Germies” at the mall where we had some lunch and checked our email.. |
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Updated Information
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
298km |
Meals |
Weather |
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Coffee Bay, South
Africa |
19 November, 2004 |
The coffee shack backpackers |
Not Recorded |
Odometer:
44085km |
Sunny, 96(F) Degrees |
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We woke up early to say goodbye to Slade
before he left for work, then spent a couple of hours on the phone
arranging to ship Rafiki. We found a guy who will ship from Cape Town,
which although it means we won’t get to see Krissy and Slade again, we
won’t have to make the three day drive from Cape Town back to Durban. We
said goodbye to Krissy, Didi, Heike, and Ross (Slade’s dad) and hit the
road toward Coffee Bay, a stop recommended by Rupert. We had a nice picnic
on the beach on the way and arrived at coffee bay at around 630. There
were lots of people hanging about offering to watch the car, sell us weed,
or whatever, and we got a bad feeling about the place. We had dinner at
the backpackers’ restaurant. |
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Coffee Bay |
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Updated Information
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
412km |
Meals
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Weather |
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Centa, South
Africa |
20 November, 2004 |
Buccaneer Backpackers |
32°50.179’S
x 28°06.640’E |
Odometer:
44497km |
Rainy 88(F) Degrees |
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We left Coffee Bay after
breakfast and headed for Bucaneer Backpackers, our next stop along the
“Wild Coast” of South Africa. We arrived there at about 130pm and after
finding a camping spot we went for a long walk on the beach. In the
evening we enjoyed a traditional Khosian meal. |
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Centa, South
Africa |
21 November, 2004 |
Buccaneer Backpackers |
32°50.179’S x 28°06.640’E |
Odometer:
44497km |
Overcast, 85(F) Degrees |
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We booked surfing lessons
today, so after breakfast we grabbed our boards, some wax, and wetsuits
and headed for the beach. First we paddled around in the lagoon to try to
get a feel for the balance of the board. Next we headed for the beach
where we practiced catching waves without standing up. After a bit of
theory using diagrams drawn in the sand, we practiced a couple of methods
of hopping up on the beach. Back in the water, our instructor pointed out
a pod of dolphins nearby, so we paddled over to them and watched them
playing in the waves for awhile. After several attempts Witt managed to
gain his feet on the board somewhat unsteadily. The lack of sun and cold
water drove us out of the water sooner than we would have liked, and we
spent the afternoon in the bar working on website updates. |
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