Since the Comrades we have once again been going hard!!! After the race we enjoyed post-race beers and food at the Nedbank tent with our fellow teammates and our new bestfriend Colin. Our Norwegian roommates Ana and Ulrikke saved our day by driving us home, cooking us an AMAZING meal and traditional Norwegian cake for dessert, and took care of us in every way possible. We spent our last two days in Durban saying good byes to all the great friends we made. Oh and we also enjoyed a fabulous post-race breakfast the next morning of KFC and curry "bunny chows" (quarter loaf of bread with curry inside). Unfortunately we lived at the bottom of this giant hill, so walking home was very interesting for the first two days after the race! I had to hold onto Darl (choo choo train style) and we sort of shuffled down the road while I grimiced in pain, but we had to giggle at how ridiculous we looked!
We then made our way to Drakensburg mountains for some hiking on the border of S Africa and the little country of Lesotho. It was sooo beautiful! And Darl and I got suckered into jumping into glacier water at the top for some free shots. The shots were very interesting, called banana rushes- you light them on fire and inhale the fumes after. good to keep you happy for a while!! After hiking we also did some cycling and lots of relaxing in the beautiful national park. Luckily we made friends with this amazing couple, Sarah and Rudolpho, who we then spent the next week with. They drove us across the north western part of S Africa to hlehluwe game reserve. First we made a stop at this cute little town called Nongoma that was very non-touristy and got to meet some wonderful locals who cooked us traditional foods- mmm madumbes!! and they even washed our car at the guesthouse!
After Nongoma we made it to the nature reserve and had the best day ever!!! We saw millions of real african mammals!! like giraffes 2 meters from the car, baboons everywhere, elephants and baby elephants, zebras posing with their sweet 80s hairdos, water buffalos,impalas, and rhinos!!! oh man, so cool. and the next day we made it to St Lucia and saw hippos only like 30 feet away!
Our final stay was at the best guesthouse we have stayed at in Africa in a small town called Mtubatuba. It is called Khumbalani Lodge. We highly recommend it to anyone who goes to St Lucia area!
We have since gotten across the border to Mozambique, went to Ponto D'ouro (tourist trap town, donºt recommend it), then to Maputo where we have been preparing for the next leg of our journey North across Mozambique to Tanzania to meet up with my parents at the end of June!! Cant wait to drink it up with the family!!!
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