Ballito Day 2

We were up at 6:30am with the sun and the birds. The windy conditions had dropped almost as soon as we had got in bed and the temperature rose to the mid 20’s overnight. I can’t remember the last time I slept under covers.
I skipped breakfast because I had plans for a late lunch later but Ellie did have some and then we went for a walk around the site.
We found a beautiful boardwalk and walked around that which only took around 20 minutes but we saw lots of birds and you wouldn’t have thought that we were in a small city.
Back at Camp Ellie started looking on Facebook marketplace for a second hand solar panel for the Gnu but as I wasn’t sure when our next city would be I was more interested in finding a backlight for the car to replace the one I smashed jackknifing the trailer on the way to Pete’s.
Around 10am we headed down to the beach. It was only 100 meters out of the front gate and we got our first real look at Ballito and it was beautiful. For a beach city it’s very up market. The hilly sections look like Beverly Hills with huge houses but overall it looks very much like the beach areas in San Francisco or California.
We got to the beach and the wind was unbelievably strong. Whipping sideways across the sand. Huge rollers were breaking just off the shoreline and loads of body boarders were riding the waves. I went for a quick dip while Ellie held onto the stuff.
Heading back to camp we headed into the chequers supermarket opposite and we were delighted to see it was like a more up market spar but the prices were the same so tomorrow will be a shopping day.
After shopping I found a car spares place just down the road and we drove there and we couldn’t believe our luck when they had the exact light we needed in stock and it was only £50. The same light in England would cost £250. We paid for the light and then brought a small set of star shaped screwdrivers and within 10 minutes we had replaced the light and I felt much better.
Once the light was done we headed back to camp, had a quick cup of tea and then headed 2 miles down the road to Salt Rock. I had found the Salt Rock Car Wash online and for £5 they would wash the car which was great because it got in a right state leaving Pete’s. They did a great job of washing and drying the car.
Next door to the car wash was a restaurant. This is the sole reason we came to Ballito. Siggis German Resaurant and there famous Eisbein.
We had seen this restaurant on a YouTube video from a guy we follow called “like a tourist” and the Eisbein looked amazing. We entered the restaurant. Got a table for 2 and I ordered the Eisbein with Sauerkraut and Wedges and Ellie ordered the Chicken Schnitzel
When the Eisbein came out it totally filled the plate, it was massive. 1.1kg of rolled pork, cured, cooked then deep fried to produce the best crackling known to man. The Sauerkraut was also the best I had ever had. Ellie’s chicken schnitzel was also freshly made and the meal was amazing. Ellie also loved the mustard and asked if she could buy some and the guy came back with a huge jar but it did cost more than Ellie’s Meal.
Leaving the restaurant it was now 3:30pm and we were stuffed. We got back to camp, headed over to the chequers supermarket to get some furniture polish and air freshener and then I cleaned the inside of the car. Once that was done we headed over to the tea area and FaceTimed Ben to check in and then it was back to camp where we just chilled out. We wouldn’t be needing dinner tonight.
Considering we were so apprehensive about Ballito and had,had mix reviews we really like it. It’s felt very safe, the people are lovely and we would definitely come back.Read more