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Cintsa

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    • Day 20

      Back to South Africa

      May 26, 2023 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      This morning, we had boiled eggs and bread for breakfast, along with the usual cereals, fruit, and spreads. We then packed up and were on the road by 7.30am. We had the return journey out of the valley along the same dirt road. It was almost 9am before we reached the tarmacked section!

      It was incredibly cold on the truck this morning. I just couldn't get warm, despite wearing several layers and covering myself with Cassie’s British Airways blanket! It remained that way all day, despite it being sunny!

      We drove to a different border to cross back into South Africa. This was a rural border post and much quieter than the one we went through the other day. We crossed without incident. Kristina helped herself to some of the free condoms that were on display everywhere on the South African side – just as a souvenir! I was amused that they were supplied by a company called ‘Condoman’ and were dispensed from a ‘condomtainer’!! 😂

      The scenery on route to our next stop was incredible! We passed through cattle country with large farms owned by rich white people. Many of the signs we passed were written only in Afrikaans, something we haven’t seen before in South Africa. We stopped to buy some lunch at a dreadful shopping mall where we had to pay to use the toilets and where the only food option was KFC!! I had two very greasy bits of chicken and the worst cup of coffee I’ve drunk in a long time! Mark had a packet of crisps and a bottle of beer!😊

      It was a very long driving day along increasingly bumpy roads. As we got closer to our destination, Cintsa on the Wild Coast just north of East London where Nelson Mandela was born, Ernest drove faster and faster in an effort to reach our campsite before it got dark. We made it just in time!
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    • Day 21

      A walk to Cintsa

      May 27, 2023 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      This morning, it transpired that we’d all spent a pretty miserable, cold night! However, today promised to be better with full sunshine and temperatures up to 21 degrees, so we were optimistic! We had a late breakfast of sausages, eggs, and toast. It was a free day today, so there was no rush to get things done.

      After breakfast, Mark walked up the hill to reception to get some of our washing done. When he came back, René took us on a guided walk across the beach to the town of Cintsa. She told us the walk was ten minutes tops. After 40 minutes, we reached the town! She left us there and returned to camp. The four of us went for a coffee and then bought some supplies before going back to Buccaneers. We were almost there when I realised that I’d left my jacket at the café!! Mark walked all the way back to get it for me! When he got back, we went up to the dining room for lunch with Timo and Kristina. We sat admiring the stunning view of the bay.

      After lunch, Timo went for a walk along the beach, and we stayed in the lounge area to take advantage of the free wifi. Later, we all had showers. We wanted to make sure we did so while there was still some sunshine and warmth as the showers are open to the elements!

      This evening, Ivan made spaghetti bolognaise for dinner – and we managed to eat it before the load shedding happened!!

      I spent the time after dinner catching up with my trip notes. We also got chatting to a South African tour guide, Mark, who arrived with a couple of American clients. He parked too close to Ivan’s tent for his liking – talk about invading his personal space!
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    • Day 9

      Chinsta

      September 5, 2018 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Gestern Abend sind wir im Buccaneers Backpacker Hostel in Chinsta angekommen. Es liegt direkt am Meer und von unserem Zimmer hat man einen tollen Blick. Um 6 Uhr heute Morgen klingelte bereits unser Wecker, da wir den Sonnenaufgang beobachten wollten, danach Frühstückten wir und machten uns später mit dem Kanu auf den Weg zum Strand.🍳🌅🏖🚣🏽‍♀️ Außer uns und 2 Hunden die uns ab dem Hostel folgten war den ganzen Tag kein Mensch dort zu sehen.Read more

    • Day 21

      Buccaneers Campsite, Cintsa

      May 27, 2023 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      We were staying at Buccaneers campsite, accessed down a very bumpy track, and, once through the gates, a very steep hill to get to our pitch. We had to go to reception to check in. By the time we’d walked down to where the truck was, Ernest had put our tents up for us, and Ivan had got the dinner on! We made our bed up and went to help in the kitchen.

      We had chicken cooked on the braii with rice, corn on the cob, and salad. Just as we were about to sit down for dinner, load shedding kicked in so we ate by the light of our head torches. After dinner, we stood around the fire, but there wasn’t much heat in it as the wood was damp. The temperature plummeted and we were really cold, so we decided to go to bed. What followed was probably the coldest night of my life!! I just could not stay warm! Needless to say, we didn’t have much sleep!

      Oh, and cows wander freely through the camp! One gave me quite a scare in the middle of the night! 😀
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    • Day 18

      Cintsa Beach und Braai bei Lungi

      October 5, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

      Heute sind wir nach dem Frühstück zum Strand nach Cintsa Beach gefahren. Hier haben wir einen fast 2stündigen Spaziergang gemacht. Denn heute Nachmittag gehen wir zu Lungi zum Braai (Afrikanisches Grillfest)
      Das war, wie nicht anders zu erwarten, mehr als afrikanisch. Start um 15:00 Uhr, aber da ich meinen Lungi kenne, sind wir erst kurz vor 16:00 Uhr gekommen. Er stand auf der Leiter und hat den Kamin vom Grill kontrolliert. Als das Feuer nicht so richtig brennen wollte, meinte er, er habe wohl das falsche Holz gekauft. Das war so, denn beim Brennen drückte noch Wasser raus. Irgendwann hatten wir dann doch genügend Glut, so dass Lihle sein Sohn, mit dem Grillen begann. Rindfleisch, Hähnchenfleisch und Booreworst. Alles sehr lecker und afrikanisch verzehrt. Teller auf Anforderung, ohne Besteck und Brot.
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    • Day 86

      Chintsa - Day 2

      February 18, 2020 in South Africa ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

      I slept well but, as usual, I woke up earlier than I wanted at 6am. I got a shower and joined my fellow travellers for a nice breakfast of cinnamon buns and an omelette which we prepared ourselves. I was still feeling queasy and low in energy due to my virus, and it was overcast and raining, so I decided not to do any of the paid activities such as horse riding or quad biking. Instead, I walked down to the beach with fellow traveller, Graham. The ecology of the lagoon, large sand dunes, and beach, was varied and really beautiful. There were many types of flowers and plants on the walk down with lush forest up on the very high sand dunes. As we approached the smaller sand dunes at the end of the lagoon and before the beach, the dunes were covered in grasses and long stems of a very attractive magenta coloured bell shaped flowers. We walked out onto the beach and walked along the shore with the white foaming waves rolling in. The spray created a mist over the sea and it was very atmospheric. It was very warm despite the overcast skies and I decided that I would go for a swim. Graham walked back across the beach and returned to the campsite. As I walked out into the waves and dived under a large wave, I could feel a very strong undertow current pulling me out to sea and decided that it would be dangerous to go out any further so returned to the shore. I then spent the next couple of hours walking along the shore, paddling in the sea and picking up brightly coloured shells. This allowed me to reflect on the journey through Africa and all the life that I had seen along the way. I fell into a reverie, feeling deeply that everything is alive in nature, including the sea, rocks, mountains, trees, creatures and even the great multitudes of stars and planets above. I experienced nature as God, or the Great Spirit of native Americans, and that I am a part of that nature and everything existing plays their small role in this immense unfolding creation from the grains of sand beneath my feet, to the skipping birds running past me, to the clouds and sun beyond. God as nature is therefore not to be believed in, but to be lived and experienced imminently in the world all around us. In this sense everything is holy, precious and can be loved and cared for. I wondered if humanity could play a vital role on this planet by becoming guardians and protectors of life and nature rather than the current destroyers of it?
      I eventually returned to the hostel, chatted with my fellow travellers, had some lunch down at the poolside bar and wrote up my blog. I then returned to my dorm room to rest as the rain fell gently over the land and sea beyond the balcony window.
      We had a very tasty Indian buffet meal in the hostel's dining room in the evening and I had a nice chat with my fellow travellers where my head felt clearer than it had done since I got the virus which was a positive sign that I was finally recovering. I then got an early night ahead of an early start in the morning.
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    • Day 17

      Buccaneers Backpackers

      July 25, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      Wir sind bei Buccaneers Backpackers auf'm Campground gelandet, einer Empfehlung von unseren "Seabridge Mitreisenden" Henny und Michael. Überwiegend junge Leute hier, die sich Cottages gemietet haben. Die Alten campen... ...irgendwie verkehrte Welt 😉Read more

    • Day 17

      Freiluftduschen und Strand

      July 25, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Wir werden es hier bestimmt noch 1-2 Tage aushalten. Es gibt herrliche Freiluftduschen und einen grandiosen langen Sandstrand, wo sich die Surfer tummeln. Baden bei 19 Grad Wassertemperatur fällt bei uns jedoch aus.Read more

    • Day 13

      Cintsa

      January 6, 2016 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Heute fahren wir endlich mal wieder ein Stück weiter Richtung Osten. Wir kamen nach ca. 5,5 Stunden Fahrt und 500 Kilometern in Cintsa an.

      Die Buccaneers Lodge & Backpackers ist nur ca. 600 Meter vom Strand entfernt. Der Backpacker liegt etwas abseits, aber ist mit einer Bar, einem Restaurant, einem Außenpool sowie Yoga- und Massageraum ausgestattet. Wir hatten einen tollen Blick auf die Lagune und unser Zimmer war sehr individuell eingerichtet. In einer Gemeinschaftsküche die man sich mit vier Zimmern teilte, konnte man auch prima kochen.

      Wir werden hier zwei Nächte verbringen und es steht für die nächsten Tage nur Sonnenbaden auf dem Programm. Wir starteten am Pool. Danach haben wir den Strand ausgecheckt. Auf der anderen Seite der Bucht war ein kleiner Shop, wo wir ein paar Sachen für das Abendessen eingekauft haben. Hier gab es auch leckeren Amarula. Auf dem Weg zurück sammelten wir noch jede Menge Muscheln am Strand.

      Später am Abend zog es sich leider zu und es begann zu regnen. Wir machten es uns in unserem Zimmer gemütlich und beobachteten die Frösche die über unsere Terrasse sprangen.

      Am nächsten Morgen war es leider auch noch so grau und es regnete den ganzen Tag durch, was wirklich schade war, weil wir eigentlich den Tag am Strand verbringen wollten und uns vielleicht ein Surfbrett ausleihen wollten. Nunja man kann es leider nicht ändern und so machten wir einen Serien- und Spieletag und am Abend haben wir wieder was leckeres gekocht. Wir nutzten auch die Zeit um unsere Wäsche waschen zu lassen und Postkarten zu schreiben. Wir waren zumindest für unsere nächste längere Fahrt ausgeruht und Alex konnte sich weiter auskurieren.
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    • Day 12

      Reisetag an den Indischen Ozean

      April 9 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Ein wunderschöner Sonnenaufgang, 537km und 3 hochinteressante Tankstellenstops in the middle of nowhere

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