"Now, this is day twenty something of our 30 day epic four and a half thousand kilometre road trip along the southern coast of Africa, and you know... it’s been a long road, and by now, I guess you have figured out some of them are really cooked and in a sense, would you expect anything less from us?"

Mirelle: "We’re just the, we’re the cooked people; every now and then we’re fried."

"We, uh, just got off a 9 hour... bus trip down from the Transkei. We’re all a bit glum. It was... uh, very hard leaving. It’s a very special place, so we’re hoping that Kipper, from the Kromme River Expeditions, upon which we now arrive into sunset, is going to help us feel a bit more happy. By the way, this is a Tequila Sunset, Vodka Sunset? Tequila Sunset? Gord’s (Gordon’s)?"

Friends: "Cheers, cheers."
Tanya: "To long, happy lives."

In the morning, Justin demonstrates how to make a “Bunny Chow”, we commandeer a beautiful home where we all feel the need to dress up and Justin makes grilled Calamari tubes stuffed with a tomato risotto and squid ink Basmati Rice. Oh yeah, and Gordon makes cocktails and Fran, a sublime Crème Brule.

"I’m going to make you a... typical surfer’s chow. And it’s a very straightforward one… All you need is a packet of slap (soggy) chips. Slap (soggy), by the way is Afrikaans English for verlep (soggy), which is Afrikaans English for... really soft, soggy chips. Now the beauty about a bunny chow is, all you do is rip out the insides... shove your chips in, you can also put a curry or something in. Close it up with your top... and you've got a bunny chow. Didn’t say it was nutritious...?"

Gordon: "Right guys, even though it’s raining outside today, um, we’re still going to be making some summer cocktails. We’re going to go for a different Daiquiri of sorts here:Some ice, do a big batch for everybody. What we got here? Ooh, good thing I caught that. Little bit of the, um, white rum. Dark rum. Beautiful, look at those lovely strawberries that they have out here. The secret ingredient, we’re not telling anybody what this is."

"This is my whole harem, and here we have Erik, the Eunuch, who looks after my harem. (Laughter). Right, so all that’s left with the risotto, is to stuff it into the calamari, into the squid. And it’s a beautiful tube; in fact they call it “The Seafarer’s Condom” (laughter). Does make sense, that’s about right. But any-case, all you have to do now is take ‘el spoon’ and slide it in (laughs). Hannah. Come. So you’re just going to take a portion of that."

"There you go. So Hannah will understand what I’m on about here... Now check at that, ahhh... Hannah, so what does that feel like?"

Hannah: "Very sensual... maybe?"

And dinner is served in our host’s home:

Gordon: "Cheers… and the meal was absolutely perfect. Congratulations."

KROMME RIVER EXPEDITIONS – Sunset Cruise:
Kipper , the Skipper –“Thank you so much for the wonderful “Tequila” sunset cruise”
084 506 6396
kipper-skipper@webmail.co.za
www.stfrancistourism.co.za

ST FRANCIS BAY - LOCATION:

A big thank you to our hosts Cois, Dee, Janet & Gordon for the use of their very special home, to Gill Ratcliffe who offered us her home and Günther & Brigette for offering us their balcony (sadly it rained so we could not make use of it).

Inscription on the dinner table:

“This table, crafted out of solid African wood, in acknowledgment of the strength of family values upheld by Oupa (Grandpa) Ben and Ouma (Grandma) Dolly, who took great care in selecting this lovely piece of wood, which was beautifully and lovingly crafted. To us it represents a place where our family and friends can came together to enjoy good food and good wine and have a wonderful time together.” (Cois, Dee and family)

CAPE ST FRANCIS COASTAL RESORT:
Accommodation “Thank you from all of us”
Tel +27 (0) 42 2980054
Fax: +27 (0) 42 2980157
email: seals@iafrica.com
web: www.capestfrancis.co.za
Address: Da Gama Road Cape St Francis.

This beach front Resort is tucked away between nature reserves and an abundance of glorious beaches. Lapped by the warm waters of the Indian ocean, there are miles of coastline and rivers to explore. The Resort provides easy access to world renown surfing, fine fishing, coastal hikes and long lazy days at the beach.

Directions: From the N2 take the Humansdorp off ramp ( 87 kms west of Port Elizabeth). Follow sinage that indicates Cape St Francis. From Humansdorp your drive is 23kms till you enter the village of Cape St Francis. At the first stop sign you turn right. Cape St  Francis Resort is situated 1.2 kms up the road on your left hand side. Closest city and airport: Port Elizabeth - 108 kms (driving time 1 hour 15 minutes).

Accommodation consists of well-equipped cottages and apartments accommodating between 2 and 8 guests, varying in size from single roomed apartments to multi roomed cottages. The braai areas and gardens are comfortably laid out to provide relaxed holiday living at the seaside.

Activities in the area: Bathing, birding, boating, bowling, cruises, canoeing, kayaking, cycling, fishing, golf, sandboarding, scenic flights, scuba diving, snorkelling, squash, surfing, tennis, walks, whale watching, yatching, lighthouse tours.

BAZ BUS - HOP ON ANYTIME, HOP OFF ANYWHERE:
South Africa’s convenient hop-on hop-off door-to-door backpacker service.
Renee Venter
+27 (0) 21 439 2343
+27 (0) 72 344 4749
renee@bazbus.com
http://www.bazbus.com

Main Routes (in either direction):
Johannesburg/Pretoria – Cape Town via Swaziland or Drakensberg
Cape Town – Port Elizabeth or Durban
Johannesburg/Pretoria – Durban