Life in South Africa has been treating me pretty darn well lately. We spent a recuperating weekend at an adventure camp in Bonnievale, eating food cooked over a campfire, taking on the slip'n'slide and sleeping under the stars. Not to mention the epic paintball battle we had, slingshot style. First hit of the day, right in the sternum - I've still got the bruise. And the paint dried this awkward yellow colour on my shirt, so I looked like I'd blown my nose on myself. Eew. But it was SO much fun!
But a weekend wasn't nearly enough R&R for us all, so we traipsed over to Jeffrey's Bay for a few days of adventure and beach time.
My first activity? Horseback riding on the beach. It was spectaculary brilliant to say the least. And provided more than a few chuckles. Especially when you misunderstand your horses name... and instead of "Patches" you hear something along the lines of "B... well you know what I mean. I called him Duchess :) And it only got better from there. The second words out of the guides mouth were, "He can be a bit of a bastard". Oh great, just what I wanted. Turns out Patches had a bit of a complex and any time some other horse tried to pass him, he took a snap at them. But it meant I got some great galloping in as Patches hurried to catch up to the other horses ahead of us.
The scenery was just glorious too - big sand dunes, surf and you. I'll toss some pictures up later!
The only problem was the trotting. I could barely sit down the next day. And instead of being able to rest, I tossed on my bathing suit and headed out for surf lessons. Also spectacular. It was a perfect day for learning and our instructor was super helpful and by the end of our 2 hours on the water I'd managed to stand up and surf in to shore a few times!!
But the best part - better than watching everyone faceplant every now and then, and better than that rush you got as you sped in towards shore - was the herd of dolphins that swam by us mid-lesson. There had to have been 15 of them... Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.
And now that I am thoroughly battered and bruised, we're heading off to a backpacker's hostel in the middle of nowhere (that is, Mdumbi - pronounced Em-doom-bee) for a week of class and chillin' at the beach
Sending my love your way,
Sandy
Ok, as promised, here are the pictures to go with. One adventure I forgot to mention though and although it was short, it was fun! On our way to Bonnievale we stopped on the side of the road and floated down a river through some caves. Like the lazy rivers at most waterparks...only with with an extra surprise. Bats. That freaked out more than one of the girls, but the boys definitely took home the prize for most squealing.
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| walking down the highway to get to the cave |
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| waiting in the river |
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| see?! Bats!! |
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| Melissa riding down the beach in J-Bay |
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| surfer extraordinaire :) |
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