Exploring the Wild Coast

COUNTRIES
Swaziland
South Africa – Zululand, Drakensberg, South Coast, Wild Coast, Sunshine Coast and Cape St Francis.

SITES
Cuddle puddle – hot springs
Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary – opens park with abundance of wildlife
Execution Rock – 3000 ft rock that Zulu leaders threw rivals.
The Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park
Shaka’s Rock – a coastal rock that a Zulu leader threw off his rivals.
Sani cave paintings – one of the oldest and most preserved cave paintings in southern Africa
The Wide side, Cape St Francis – wild rocky coastline.
Wildlife: Eagle Owl, White lipped herald snake, moray eel, mongoose, tortoise, whales and dolphins.

TOP MOMENTS
Playing and drawing pictures with the kids at the orphanage.
Learning to surf.
Sharing the largest pile of braai-ed crayfish we have ever see with a bunch of Africaans bikers at Port St Johns.
Eventually catching some fish.

LOWEST MOMENTS
Losing to the village idiot (Fella) at golf by one point.
Being a golf and fishing widow (Lil)

SCARIEST MOMENTS
Meeting a croc face to face on the edge of the estuary whilst fishing.
Getting caught in a lightening storm on top of a mountain.
Taking a ride in a taxi mini van at high speed whilst the driver listens to happy hardcore.

UNSUAL FOOD
Poikkie – a SA stew, not an Irish gypsie
Bunny Chow – curry inside half a loaf.
Crayfish on mass
Spotted grunter

MOSTLY MISSING
Pork pies and scotch eggs

MOSTLY HAD FILL OFF
Rain and wind – isn’t this supposed to be Africa.

QUOTES
Watch that salty - Mart, Ozzy bloke
Tea Addicts – Geoffery, Dutch bloke
Bloody fish catchers – Stoney, not happy Saffa local.

FISH CAUGHT - 6
Spotted grunter (large 40cm)– Kromme River (Chris)
Spotted grunter (mini) – Kromme River (Lil)
Sand shark, 2 x Stingray (one large)– St Francis
Steinbras (small) – St Francis

MOSI BITES
About 20 odd each - Balito Bay – both got eaten.

TAN
Healthly glow (caramel) – restricted to farmers tan.

NEXT ON AGENDA
Graden route to Cape Town.