The I--Spy book of Boks

 So as we unpack in our 6th hotel it is worth seeing what wild life we have ticked off.

• Baboon
• Baboon with infant on back
• Zebra
• Eland
• Water buck
• Range buck
• Thin slivery snake, unidentified
• Loads of birds and
• A striped field mouse

 

That puts us in good shape to cope with the safari at the weekend and a couple of small animal parks over the next few days,

Cyclone Freddie originally from Mozambique had now seemed to blow itself out so all is set fair weather-wise.

We have reached Plettenberg Bay via Knysna, an ex hippy commune on an inlet near the Indian ocean. Plettenberg Bay is billed as the St Tropez of South Africa.  The beaches and homes are stunning but I was expecting a broadwalk with cafe culture and bars. There does not seem to be any of that since we left Camps Bay.

Our current hotel is about 20 minutes outside in the forest. We are in a suite which is self-contained and separated from the others on the estate. There is no bar area to socialise in so I wonder if this is a 5 star thing as an earlier hotel had a similar setup.

We are back in Plett, as the locals call it, later for another fish session so we will report back tomorrow. Just off for my paddle board lesson.