I think I must be losing my mind, I am sure I had posted a blog entry for the time down at the coast. Well it obviously never happened, the blog that is not the coast.
So lets keep this brief and to the point. Went to coast then came back to Joburg.
The longer version for anyone interested goes a bit like this.
After some piece and tranquillity in the Drakensberg it was back to civilisation with a thump. Well if you can call the coast civilisation!! A bit sleepy in places, but bustling, and noisy in others. Our first port of call would be Ballito to meet up with Mike Sally and James for a night before heading off to the week long stay at the La Lucia Sands in Umhlanga, the holiday destination.
What can I say about La Lucia Sands, nice location, handy for the beach and the bustling town centre of Umhlanga, err that’s it. It was pleasant enough, but a bit dark and old inside. All was well until the management decided to do maintenance on the water pipes, idiots. We ended up with no water most of our 3rd day there, so no baths showers or toilets to use, then boiling hot water out of the cold taps at one point! Still no water the next day, no idea of when there might be, not funny. Even Fawlty Towers would have been an improvement!! Thankfully RCI, the timeshare management company, were very helpful, unlike the management at La Lucia Sands, and relocated us to what turned out to be a real boon.
Our new home for the remainder of our stay was just 15 minutes up the coast at Umdloti, a much quieter spot, and a bright and airy apartment at the Perna Perna resort. We had stunning views of the sea and all the ships bobbing around, plenty or room to swing several large cats, but only one parking spot. Kind of a problem as at that point we had 3 cars to park! Thankfully being a quiet time we managed to get a spot to fit Mufasa, and Sally’s Mum who was visiting for the weekend had to park on the road for a couple of nights.
Umhlanga had its plus points but Umdloti was just heaven. The ships out at sea waiting for entry to Durban were lit up like Christmas trees at night, and the surfing dolphins we could see from the balcony were just stunning. Oh and the weather although not hot was pleasantly warm, clear skies, and sunshine.
The other bit of luck with being relocated was we ended up with 3 extra nights if we needed them. After Mike and Co departed back for Joburg on the Tuesday morning Sue and I stretched out for a couple more nights. Sadly the weather turned and we had some rain, but the ships and dolphins kept us company!
Finally dragging ourselves away from the peace at the coast it was time to head back north towards Joburg, with a slight detour though, via Underberg again. Why? Well, for those who do not already know that will be in the next blog entry.
2 comments:
Hey!!
The World Cup is over now. Where is your next port of call and when?
The bushcats are back from their Asian sojourn and a good time was had by all. Thanks for birthday message.
RKr
The weather changed - cause we left!! :)
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