Its been about 3 months since we we arrived in cape town, and about 3 months since I last wrote anything. Sitting in what can only be descibed as a garden shed in jo-burg after a fairly die hard night of tennis, braai and John Deare (which is not to be trusted) in the Colony Arms probably isn't the right place to do the last few months justice, but anyway.
Everything that has happened throughout the duration of the trip has been phenominal, wether it be relaxing watching one of the countless sunsets (with beer in hand), cruzing across Loorskop dam wake surfing at night with Andy, having an evening surf with PERFECT waves at Warner Beach while lightning is striking everywhere and Sammy the shark decides to join the party, or being completely isolated at Coffee Bay with yet more perfect waves followed by being mugged by a one legged 60 year old cruch bound cripple, or partaking in another "debate" with Maddy, I mean we really have not had one bad moment, except perhaps for accidentally driving into the most dangerous suburb in Jo-Burg in a bus that screams mug me I'm an English tourist.
Recently, however, was of the highlights, where we were taken out with an elephant keeper called Jock to check on the elephants on the Mabula game reserve. We had been driving across the reserve looking for them for hours, then out of nowhere a herd of elephants came running out of the bush, we sped away with the elephants following and put down some food. We then sat in the back of the bukkie while the elephants herded around us. It was amazing but also scarier than the bungy jump as there was absolutely nothing in between us and a herd of elephants from a group of orphans notorious for having killed 19 Rhino and 3 people.
Anyway, as I have spent the last 2 hours trying to write this on Johnnys pda, I'm going to have to give up and go back to the tough life that involves reclining by the pool. And just to sum up, South Africa is in all honesty the best place in the world, most of the best experiences of my life have been had here in the last few months. Even Jo-Burg, where you hear a pretty unfair selction of dodgy stories, is without doubt the coolest, most happening and pretty citys I've ever seen, it actually puts London to shame. For anyone thinking of going anywhere else in the world, put yourselves out of your misery and don't, come to South Africa and I promise you'll love every second.
Anyway the pool is calling.
cheers
George
Sunday, April 20, 2008
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