Happy New Year! Hopefully you all managed to take a break during the last few weeks; from our side we were focused on spending an enjoyable Christmas with our family in South Africa and then squeezing the last few drops out of our 6-month adventure.
After Addo we spent a couple of days in Port Elizabeth, with some old friends. We visited a few beaches for walks, but the bulk of our time in P.E. was actually spent at the mall. Yes, at the mall. On our night safari in Addo, the driver had mentioned going into P.E. to watch The Last Jedi on IMAX: all of a sudden it became a priority to get across to the Baywest Mall in P.E. before heading along the coast to smaller towns. And I’m glad we did: the latest installment was very good indeed.
From P.E. we headed to Knysna for a relaxing Christmas. In June of this year, Knysna was devastated by fire: in addition to the loss of life – 7 people died, including 2 firefighters – many people lost their homes and all their possessions in…