Day 1-
After leaving at 4am, we headed out in our HUGE bus to the city of Knysna. The town itself was a nice place with a lot of shopping. We had lunch, and then our driver told us that he moved our reservations from BUNGY JUMPING from the next day to in a few hours. We got to the place and I was FREAKING OUT. We got harnessed in, and made the long walk out to the bridge. The walk may have been the scariest! It was a little tiny path that you could see below you. I got to the place where we were jumping, and they announced that I was going 2nd. I was almost crying. It is the TALLEST BUNGY BRIDGE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! Anyway...I'll just let you watch the video of the insanity that ensued.
The bungy was crazy. If they didn't push me, I don't know if I could have jumped! The first second was TERRIFYING, but after that it was just pure bliss. After calming down, we went back to the hostile.....
So we get there..and things are cool...until about 3am. We had a room of 6- the 5 of us guys and a random guy. I wake up to the door opening...the random guy walks in with a girl...and they have sex...in our room...on the bottom bunk...with one of the guys from my trip on the top bunk. I can honestly say it might have been the most awkward experience of my life.
Day 2-
After waking up and remembering the awkward experience of the night before, we drove to Port Elizabeth. We stopped and ate lunch on the beach. The bus then decided to break down for a few hours so we sat in the repair place. Then we went to our hostile on the beach in East London. It was absolutely beautiful. We had our own little cottage and everything. There was a club inside which we danced in and stayed up super late. It was a great day.
Day 3-
Ok, so I got woken up early again...but this time by MONKEYS. The monkeys decided it would be fun to jump on our roof all morning, roll off into the bushes, and jump back on the roof again. I mean...only in Africa right?
We left East London and headed for Coffee Bay. Words cannot really describe how beautiful Coffee Bay was. As we drove up, the little kids in the villages would run out to wave and say hello. The hostile was SO COOL. The boys had their own hut, and it was across the river. We had to cross the knee-high river every time, but that was awesome. We spent some time on the beach, and the waves were so strong you could barely stand. It was fun though! Then it was the full moon. On full moons, lots of South Africans love to party; they treat it as a holiday. We went to the top of a hill and watched the sun set. Then we went down and had a DELICIOUS traditional Xhosa dinner, and there were some Xhosa dancers that performed.
Day 4-
COFFEE BAY! We spend this whole day here. Me and a few others decided to go on a Xhosa village tour which was really cool. We got to interact with some of the kids, saw the huts where people lived, and had lunch with one of the women. It was so cool! I really learned a lot! That night we went to the hostile across the way and danced to a drum circle and saw a fire dancer perform. It was a great night. I did not want to leave!
Day 5-
Despite not wanting to go, we left Coffee Bay and headed for Durban. We spent this whole day driving and just had dinner in Durban.
Day 6-
In Durban, we went to Sea World in the morning. We saw penguins and a feeding, a seal show, dolphins, and different types of fish in an aquarium. Then we left and drove to Johannesburg for the rest of the day. Fun fact- the hostile we stayed in was built by the mafia!
Day 7-
BEST DAY EVER! The rest of the group went on a tour, but since I did this tour when I first flew into Johannesburg, Duke and I did our own tour. We started at the elephant park. There was a mother elephant and two of her younger elephants. We walked around with them, fed them, and watched them swim. It was so cute! Here are some pictures:
Then we went to the lion park! I DIED. We first played with the 3 week old baby lion cubs! Their eyes were open, but they could not see. They were so fluffy! Here they are:
THEN we went to play with the 4 month old cubs! They were SO CUTE. They just wanted to play and nip and cuddle! Here they are:
Next we went to play with the "devils". They get their name because they are literally devils, but cute! They are huge, but think they are little cubs. They jumped on me, nipped, ripped my pants, and just wanted to play! Here they are:
Then we went on a tour of the other animals. We touched a Caraco cat, pet a grown cheetah, and touched grown tigers! We even saw a one week old baby lion still with its mother! Here are some of those pictures:
Last, we went on a walk with some of the lion cubs. They ranged from 9 months to 14 months old. They were very well trained, and just walked by our sides and played in the grass. Here are some of those pictures:
It was honestly one of the greatest days of my life. It was SURREAL!
Day 8-
We left Johannesburg and drove to our lodge right outside of Kruger National Park. It was so cool! We went on a drive in search of the "Big 5" animals. We only saw three: lions, elephants and rhinos. We even saw a baby elephant suckling! Here are some pictures:
Then we went back and had a nice dinner around the campfire.
Day 9-
We woke up really early and drove into Kruger! We saw a bunch of animals, and we saw 3 of the Big 5 today: elephants, lions and BUFFALO. We even saw a baby baby elephant! Here are some pictures from Kruger:
At night, we went outside and could not believe the stars in the sky. You could literally see every star. You could see the Milky Way, and we saw at least 5 different shooting stars!
Day 10-
Our last day, we went for a bush walk in the morning. We saw giraffes and a baby, zebras, and learned a lot about different plants, animals, and animal tracks. Then we drove back to Johannesburg and flew back home! OH and on the way back we saw a SUPER BABY RHINO:
Overall, the trip was an absolute blast. To see the full album of all of the pictures, CLICK HERE. If you have any questions, comment on here or on Facebook or email me! HOPE YOU ENJOYED!
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