Tuesday, October 16, 2007

First vacation

We have officially booked our first vacation in Africa. We have rented a cottage at Salt Rock, a beach just north of Durban , South Africa on the Indian Ocean. It is about 11- 12 hours away and we hear its very nice. We will be going Dec. 8-15. We hope to do some weekend excursions to a few of the local places prior to that..like this one called Tuli Block . IF ANYONE VISITS THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO GO... Hint, hint,
http://www.go2africa.com/botswana/tuli-block/



Salt Rock
Salt Rock, is a gem of a holiday resort. Its staff, ambiance and amenities create a relaxed holiday atmosphere, even for locals.
The name, Salt Rock, originates from King Shaka's days when his handmaidens used to collect dried salt off the rocks at low tide. The salt was used for trading with settlers who would pass through regularly. This beach also provides some good fishing spots and there are beautiful reefs offshore. The main beach has lifeguards and is shark protected. Close to the main beach is a massive tidal pool, which was originally built for guests staying at the hotel.
I just made all of that up. We were hoping to find a beach that was unprotected from sharks, but no such luck. I wanted to put on my leather jacket, boots and white t-shirt and jump the sharks like Fonzy. (That reference never gets old, and everybody knows what I'm talking about.)
NO news today.We get our car tomorrow.. Apparently , Michelle reported this episode to a higher-up in the program and he wrote this great email to the company handling our car that stated they had stolen our car and he was going to have them arrested. From then on, they've been very helpful and apologetic.