I've just got back to Durban now so I can get back to recounting what I have been up to in the last few weeks. Well as I said Cintsa consisted mainly of relaxing, eating, and drinking far too much! Well also a few runs on the beach so I at least do some exercise!
We spent most of our time in Cintsa hanging out with the locals, in fact by the time we left we felt more like locals than visitors. We spent a lot of our time hanging around at the local cafe called the Barefoot, the did very nice burgers and pizzas, and of course sold beer! The Saturday before last they had the first Cintsa surf competition so I spent most of the day sat on the beach watching surfing followed by a big party in the evening at the Barefoot where they were virtually drunk out of all the booze in the place!
I got to the Drakensberg last Friday via a nights stop off in Durban, the Drakensberg is a mountain range between Durban and Johanesberg. I only intended to spend a couple of days there, but as with a lot of places I've been to so far I stayed there longer. I went for a walk up to the Amphitheatre, which is a large cliff face at over 3,000 metres with a 1,000 metre drop off the edge. I'm not scared of heights but my legs still felt a bit wobbly when I looked over the edge! I also went on a day trip to Lesthoto, which is a small country in the the Drakensberg completely surrounded by South Africa. We got to visit one of their villages, which is so far from western society, there was no electricity in the village! We got to visit the local school, drink some locally brewed pineapple beer, and visit a local healer. I also went rock climbing with some of the most amazing views while climbing you could ever hope to see. I will upload some pictures when I get a chance.
I may also end up going back there in a few weeks as backpackers I stayed at are quite keen on me updating there website. So that would mean some free accommodation for a week or so, I'm not quite sure if I'm really ready to do any work yet! Well I'm now in Durban for until Friday when I will carry on with my trip up to Mozambique. My next stop will probably be St Lucia or Sodwana where I can finally learn to dive!
Who are the "locals" in Cintsa? How do you get to visit these villages? How was the pineapple beer? You're going to have to spend another year answering all my questions when you get back. Can't wait to see photos. xxx
ReplyDeleteMany locals in Cintsa, too many to list, but mainly the workers at the backpackers there and the owners of the Barefoot cafe. I am using a bus called the bazbus and it drops you off at the door of all the backpackers along the coast, it's very useful indeed!
ReplyDeleteOh and pineapple beer is very nice, but a bit yeasty. Hope that goes some way to answering your questions ;-)