We went on our last cat tour with so many more visitors this time. However, being the pushy American that i am, I got to the front of the line. Partly it was because Casey and I were not scared of the animals like many of the other visitors. It was great to be with the cats again,but I am thankful we had the first day we did with them, as they were getting annoyed and overstimulated with the amount of attention, and some didn't even come out to visit. But it was still great to watch them and pet the baby servals.
We said goodbye to the zebra, impala, nyala and cats. We headed out on our 2.5 hour drive back to Durban. I wanted to explain what the drive was like. We were driving in the rural part of south Africa, but the highway is well paved. It is surrounded for miles and miles and miles with blue gum trees, a type of eucalyptus, that is farmed for poles. It made me sad to find out that these trees suck up 300 liters a day of water. In a country spare of water,these trees used for poles are sucking the country dry. The amazing thing was the lush land around, and the villages on the sides of the road. There were black south Africans, Zulus, walking along the road,waiting for taxi pick ups, or catching rides on passing Mack trucks. The rondavels and huts are sparce with a nicely paved ( much better than california) roads throughout. It was an interesting experience. The custom is to allow people to pass,and drive in the broken down lane, when you can. When you pass a car, it is polite to blink your hazards as thank you and acknowledgement. Casey did a great job driving on the wrong side of the road, it was actually a quite peaceful drive. As we thought we were tight on time we ended up stopping for gas, a pee, and some McDonald's on the way, it was easy and fast, tasted almost the same as McDonald's at home ;) we successfully returned our car at Avis, and got our bags wrapped, and checked. We were unable to check our departure and when we arrive at the airport we had a few hours to kill as our flight was delayed. However, we just got some ridiculous pancakes at mug and bean, got some coffee and enjoyed the time. I am now on the plane, just about to land for our adventure in cape town. I'll keep you posted!
We said goodbye to the zebra, impala, nyala and cats. We headed out on our 2.5 hour drive back to Durban. I wanted to explain what the drive was like. We were driving in the rural part of south Africa, but the highway is well paved. It is surrounded for miles and miles and miles with blue gum trees, a type of eucalyptus, that is farmed for poles. It made me sad to find out that these trees suck up 300 liters a day of water. In a country spare of water,these trees used for poles are sucking the country dry. The amazing thing was the lush land around, and the villages on the sides of the road. There were black south Africans, Zulus, walking along the road,waiting for taxi pick ups, or catching rides on passing Mack trucks. The rondavels and huts are sparce with a nicely paved ( much better than california) roads throughout. It was an interesting experience. The custom is to allow people to pass,and drive in the broken down lane, when you can. When you pass a car, it is polite to blink your hazards as thank you and acknowledgement. Casey did a great job driving on the wrong side of the road, it was actually a quite peaceful drive. As we thought we were tight on time we ended up stopping for gas, a pee, and some McDonald's on the way, it was easy and fast, tasted almost the same as McDonald's at home ;) we successfully returned our car at Avis, and got our bags wrapped, and checked. We were unable to check our departure and when we arrive at the airport we had a few hours to kill as our flight was delayed. However, we just got some ridiculous pancakes at mug and bean, got some coffee and enjoyed the time. I am now on the plane, just about to land for our adventure in cape town. I'll keep you posted!
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Mugg & Bean has nice pancakes!! Yeah those Bluegum trees from Australia are HORRIBLE :-(
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