Being winter, we avoided camping in the Cape and chose KZN instead. We travelled from the farm to Hluhluwe Backpackers with the Benders clan. It's very conveniently located a few kilometres from the main gate into Hluhluwe but it's seen better days. The owners and staff have lost all enthusiasm for service and upkeep mostly due to everyone smoking too much zoll. We had wonderful sightings of elephant and rhino in the park and spent a day travelling to Mkuze too.
Next up , another 3 nights camping at Cape Vidal. It's really beautiful with lovely beaches and coastal bush. Exciting night visitors to our private camp were honey badgers and a civet.
During the day you can be plagued by monkeys; lots of Vervets but also the more rare and more beautiful Samangos.
We spent a week in timeshare at Umchlanga, which turned out surprisingly better than expected. We caught up with family and friends and did a bit of exploring in Durban.
We went on a quest for the best Bunny Chow in Durban and ended up at Sunrise Chip and Ranch in Overport. Very tasty, very spicy, very cheap..very Durban! For those who don't know, Bunny Chow is a quarter or half loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with curry and is usually a take away eaten with your fingers. There are variations on the story of it's origins from the Indian caddies at the very colonial Durban Country Club not being allowed to eat off the fancy crockery to a beach front take away giving homeless people a meal and not having disposable containers available in those days.
For a taste of Durban Indian food beyond Bunnies and Rotis, we visited The Brittania Hotel and the Sea Bell. Both with highly recommended and highly authentic Durban Indian cuisine.
During the day you can be plagued by monkeys; lots of Vervets but also the more rare and more beautiful Samangos.
We spent a week in timeshare at Umchlanga, which turned out surprisingly better than expected. We caught up with family and friends and did a bit of exploring in Durban.
We went on a quest for the best Bunny Chow in Durban and ended up at Sunrise Chip and Ranch in Overport. Very tasty, very spicy, very cheap..very Durban! For those who don't know, Bunny Chow is a quarter or half loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with curry and is usually a take away eaten with your fingers. There are variations on the story of it's origins from the Indian caddies at the very colonial Durban Country Club not being allowed to eat off the fancy crockery to a beach front take away giving homeless people a meal and not having disposable containers available in those days.
For a taste of Durban Indian food beyond Bunnies and Rotis, we visited The Brittania Hotel and the Sea Bell. Both with highly recommended and highly authentic Durban Indian cuisine.
Warwick St barbers
Muti Shop, Durban
Umchlanga Sunrise from our window
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