Everyone we had met who had visited Sani Pass had raved about this place, situated deep in the Dracensberg mountains. We decided to see what the fuss was all about. The walk into Durban's buss station was epic, especially due to the immense heat. We caught a minibus taxi to several different places taking a fair while and a lot of negotiating with drivers, eventually arriving at Sani pass backpackers. The accommodation was one of the nicest we've stayed at so fa...

The weather today was amazing, not a cloud in the sky. We decided to head down to the beach and rent out a surfboard. The walk down was a lot less stressful with 3 guys, and we walked straight to the beach which was not nearly as far, then along the seafront until we reached the 'surfer area'. Durban beach is separated by piers running 100m or so out from the beach, a popular spot for fishermen. They also act as an eddy against the serious current so the surfe...

The comment made by many travellers who had visited Durban before was, "you've not been to Durban if to haven't had anything stollen"! So walking 5km into the city centre with no map on my own was interesting. Finding myself being stared at I have grown used to, but being followed in an all black area was something new. I had to stay in a shop near a bus stop and jump on the first bus heading the same way I was walking. Two guys were following me, I'm sure of it,...

This morning Hannah and I went for a morning hack, apparently I have natural balance on a horse.. Who knew!? After a long trot we broke into canter at the end, since this was the fastest we had been this morning I believed this to be a race, so I galloped past both Hannah and Tors who were both riding and holding two horses each, who all bolted in order to beat me.. Hannah almost got ripped off her horse and we lost all four horses.. Oops. but was fun! Hannah dr...

Hannah today had to do beach rides which, as a result means we didn't have to take the horses on their morning exercise ride... Instead we stayed in town and relaxing on the beach between rides. We also walked down to the estuary entry to spot some hippo. Over all a pretty lazy day, which was nice since it was like a little holiday for us both. For lunch I treated myself and we ate out and I had a crocodile steak, which was a first for me. It's true, fishy tas...