The task for today was getting Gun and Calle dropped off at the Shamwari Safari lodge next to the small town of Paterson, some 80 km north east of Port Elizabeth. Joakim and I had decided to skip game viewing this time. After having entered the property from the wrong end, resulting in a very slow drive on a gravel road, we reached the place at lunch time. The place looked really nice and we were all welcomed in a very friendly way. Leaving there we managed to exit the right way and soon found a nice place called Nanaga Farm Stall where we had our lunch. It was a nice pick and we ended up staying for 1,5 h, rounding our meal off in their food store stuffed with all kinds of local produce. :)
We then continued to our next B&B, the Happy Jackal, adjacent to Addo Elephant Park and near the small town of Colchester. The place was so nice and we were somewhat jet lagged so we decided to relax and enjoy some quiet time on the spacious balcony outside our room. We also started to detail our plans for the next 2-3 days, an exercise that renewed our energy!
View of the Sunday River from our balcony. To the left: parts of the roof of the Happy Jackal.
You can't see any, but there are lots of birds singing in the trees just next to our balcony.
In the evening I practiced driving on the left hand side of the road, I believe it was for the first time ever. About time, yes! I drove all the way from the Happy Jackal to the local Grunters Pub, almost a five minute long drive. It went quite well I'd say, but then again roads were more or less empty of traffic... ;)
Nice owner, nice atmosphere at Grunters Pub.
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