We said goodbye to our host family early in the morning so we could get ourselves into the coastal city of Durban and spend the day. This was officially the last day of the first part of our tour, and a few of our fellow travellers were splitting off for other pursuits or heading home from here.<\/p>\n
While the weather was very warm and sunny and beach-like yesterday, today was much colder, cloudy, and very windy. Not a great day to be on a beach! While Durban is considered the beach capital of South Africa, its beaches were deserted today. It appeared as though it might be a nice place in summer with long bike paths, lots of piers, surfing lessons, sailing, and other activities about. <\/p>\n
We stayed in a funky hostel just a few blocks from the beach and a few blocks on the other side from the port. It was built out of an old warehouse and had lots of big open communal areas with rooms on the sides.<\/p>\n
A group of us went traipsing off to explore the city and find a decent cafe for some coffee. I found one in a touristy mall near our hostel, but after that it was endless walking to find anything worth stopping in for. After blocks and blocks of walking, we finally ended up at a seafood restaurant near the marina and had some lunch – giving us a chance to warm up a bit.<\/p>\n
That evening we had a farewell dinner for our departing travellers at a restaurant near an aquarium not far from our hostel. It was deserted and quite cold, obviously built for the summer months. I never bothered to take off my coat the whole time I was there. I had a lamb stew that was full of sharp bones I had to keep picking out. Not the best meal I’ve had, but everyone else seemed happy with theirs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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