In an effort to commence work on our summer tans and to reminisce our similar trip 1 year ago(http://chandlersoverseas.blogspot.com/2007/10/bollito-beach-weekend.html), it was decided by us expats (Soph, Dabbo, Chris, Nix, Rob and Keithy) that a weekend by the coast was a must. Southbroom, 1hr south of Durban, was the chosen location and Chris took care of organising the accommodation in 2 houses with views of the ocean.
We all flew down on the Friday night (bar Chris, unfortunately he and Nix missed their flights so ended up driving down late on Friday night!) excited that the weekend had begun.
Beach time called on Saturday morning so we settled ourselves comfortably on the beach for a couple of hours. Soph & Jen enjoyed the sun whilst the boys run amok (as only they do when at the beach)! Unfortunately the South Coast was hit by terrible storms a couple of months earlier resulting in murky beach water. Still, it was nice to breath in the fresh ocean air.
Southbroom is a very quiet and secluded town nestled amongst sub-tropical forests. It is very picturesque so therefore the perfect setting for a round of golf! Pete and Jen excused themselves from the beachcombers to play 9 holes at the Southbroom Golf Course. It is a stunning golf course with 2 holes played directly on a small cliff overlooking the ocean. You actually feel water spray from the ocean as teeing off on both holes! Form was fair considering we haven't played ANY golf for over 6 month.
On Sunday we all went our separate ways due to the differing return flight times. Pete and I meandered south towards the wild coast whilst others headed north.
We stopped at one of the many shopping centers and ate what was is probably the best sandwich SA has to offer (sandwiches are NOT the eaten meal here, very difficult to get a nice sandwich) for lunch prior to flying back to JHB.
Great weekend... great company....
We all flew down on the Friday night (bar Chris, unfortunately he and Nix missed their flights so ended up driving down late on Friday night!) excited that the weekend had begun.
Beach time called on Saturday morning so we settled ourselves comfortably on the beach for a couple of hours. Soph & Jen enjoyed the sun whilst the boys run amok (as only they do when at the beach)! Unfortunately the South Coast was hit by terrible storms a couple of months earlier resulting in murky beach water. Still, it was nice to breath in the fresh ocean air.
Southbroom is a very quiet and secluded town nestled amongst sub-tropical forests. It is very picturesque so therefore the perfect setting for a round of golf! Pete and Jen excused themselves from the beachcombers to play 9 holes at the Southbroom Golf Course. It is a stunning golf course with 2 holes played directly on a small cliff overlooking the ocean. You actually feel water spray from the ocean as teeing off on both holes! Form was fair considering we haven't played ANY golf for over 6 month.
On Sunday we all went our separate ways due to the differing return flight times. Pete and I meandered south towards the wild coast whilst others headed north.
We stopped at one of the many shopping centers and ate what was is probably the best sandwich SA has to offer (sandwiches are NOT the eaten meal here, very difficult to get a nice sandwich) for lunch prior to flying back to JHB.
Great weekend... great company....