We had an early start for an exciting game drive through the Addo Elephant National Park, where we spotted Elephant and Kudu. Sean made us unceremoniously stop and reverse 50 metres back for an Egyptian Goose during this drive and needless to say, our game spotting skills have much deteriorated from its peak at the Kruger National Park last week. Once we exited the Addo Elephant National Park on the way to Jeffrey’s Bay, the drive became really beautiful as w...

Journey through the Addo Elephant National Park Awoke to a delicious breakfast at sunrise, from the surprisingly comfortable floors of the Xhosa huts we slept in. We then proceeded to a very informative tour around a Xhosa village where we met the chief’s first wife, who welcomed us into her home and showed us a little bit about how she lives in her village and with her people. From there we made our way to the Addo Elephant National Park, the drive was long...

Our Xhosa land experience We woke up early at the Port St. Johns campsite to head to Mthatha for a visit to the Nelson Mandela Museum, after the whole experience in the museum where our tour guide Brenda took us step by step through Nelson Mandela's entire life story, from childhood to where he first realised his leadership qualities when he first joined the ANC to his time in prison to his presidential inauguration. You realise he is truly one of the most remar...

An interesting little halfway point After an eventfully long evening the day before and only two hours of sleep, the truck drive the next morning was extremely quiet as everyone passed out. We were on our way to Port St. Johns, a cute little town with dramatic cliffs that meet the edge of the rocky seaside. The scenery is incredible with a tropical sub-Saharan climate; it's the perfect place for some stunning hikes, rock climbing and fishing. We stayed the nigh...

We left St. Lucia for more of the city life as we headed into Durban. Durban is the third largest city in South Africa and was originally started many years ago as a shipping port, for ships travelling from around the world to India. We passed the Moses Mabhida stadium and drove along North Beach taking in all the sights and sounds of the big city, as we had not been near one for the past six days. We arrived at our hostel the Happy Hippo, the most incredible h...