We've had a lovely 3 nights in Bushlands. We are so happy that we decided to book this package at the last minute as opposed to staying in St Lucia. When we got picked up by the Baz Bus, Jenna & Andy who we had met on the previous leg but had gotten off in St Lucia said you really needed a car to get around or pay for tours so I think we definitely got a great deal. We left Durban about 8am on Friday morning, our first trip on the Baz Bus. There were only 5...

We finally made it to Durban and boy is there a storm swirling around outside tonight. Glad we have returned the hire car and don't need to worry about any damage to it!! We haven't done much the past two days except drive. We left Addo yesterday morning and headed to a town called Mthatha. It was about the half way point and it also has the Nelson Mandela Museum. It was grey, miserable and rainy most of the way. We went up and down hills (the car didn't like go...

We spent today in Addo Elephant Park, a small national park just north of Port Elizabeth. We had a wonderful day self driving around the park which is well mapped out with signs, some of the roads tarred, other dirt. We picked up a guide this morning for $20 who drove with us for two hours and told us a lot about the park, its origins and its inhabitants. When the park was proclaimed, there were only 11 elephants left after the majority had been killed. There a...

When I left off last, we were waiting for our dinner in Hermanus and boy was it worth the wait. There was way too much food but really lovely dinner - chicken, salad, garlic bread & potatoes all for about $10. We sat outside around the fire and chatted with a few of the others staying there. Everyone was of the same opinion about South Africa - no one has given themselves enough time to see everything they want to see. Anyway, Sunday morning we got up early ...

We've had a wonderful day of whale watching here in Hermanus. It's only a shame we can't stay longer because it is a beautiful spot. Yesterday morning, after checking out the city centre of Stellenbosch we drove to a few different wineries that mum had chosen who supposedly had the sweet wines she liked. Some did, some didn't but she managed to find a couple she liked enough to buy. She's going to have fun drinking them before we get on a plane!! It did drizzle w...