durban to st lucia

one short flight and i was back in durban and staying with fiona in her "penthouse" granny flat in amanzimtoti. we spent the night there and drove to st lucia the next morning. once we dropped our stuff off at our accommodation in st lucia we drove to meet sam at cape vidal, a short drive up the coast through the game reserve. the water at cape vidal was the warmest i have ever swum in, i went for my first snorkel and saw lots of very brightly coloured fish. the monkey in the picture made its presence know to me by ramming into my legs and grabbing the bag of bread i was holding. fortunately for my stomach he dropped the bread when chased by a game ranger. he did return later and managed to snaffle a slice of bread while we weren't looking. sam had a connection with a friend whose parents live in st lucia and she organised a free cruise on the estuary for us. lots of hippos were seen and many vodka tonics were drunk. we ended off with a braai at the local's house. her parents keep some crocodiles in the back garden... awesome!

being on community service and up country and with some disposable income and having friends scattered around the country opens up opportunities to explore :)