So today will mark the start of our first group vacation. All 15 of us (plus ben!!) are going to Plettenberg Bay for a long weekend. Apparently this is a very popular trip with study abroad groups, and we are no different.
We are leaving in the afternoon with our absolute favorite driver in the world, Parks. We are also bringing along our absolute favorite RA, Ben.
We are going to packing the van in the minibus style, and by that I mean that we are putting two more people in the van than there are seats. Its a 5 hour ride, so we should all have gotten to know each other pretty well by the time we get there. (Better than we even do now, which is saying something)
We are going to spend the first two nights in a hostel in Tsitsikamma National Park which is run by South Africa National Parks, and NOT CapeNature, for all of those who know where I work.
We are going to spend the first two nights in a hostel in Tsitsikamma National Park which is run by South Africa National Parks, and NOT CapeNature, for all of those who know where I work.
We are going to be waking up very early tomorrow so that we can go “black water tubing” . None of us know exactly what the entails, but, we are told that its a good time. As it would appear, we have to wear helmets. Judging by the fact that safety requirements here are far less stringent than in the US, this leads me to believe that things are getting serious, haha.
I would also like to officially take this moment to thank my parents for the waterproof camera I got for christmas. I know we all bought it because im just clumsy, but, it's officially being useful in the context that it was built for.
Once we are done tubing we are going to either...all go bungee jumping or just have a bit of a free day in the park. Don't take that to mean that we aren't all going off the bridge, because all 15 of us (plus ben!) agreed that we are going to do it. So if anyone hears from their person here that they didnt do it... it means they chickened out on the bridge.
Yes, I am just saying that in hopes that no one will chicken out for fear of their family. Yes, I am also saying that as encouragement for myself to jump off the stupid bridge.
If we don't have time to go Friday, we are all going to just Saturday off of the Bloukrans Bridge, which, for those who don't know... is recognized as the World's Highest Commercial Bungy Jump, according to Guinness I believe. There are pictures at the website, here (http://www.faceadrenalin.com/), but I haven't seen them, since I am refusing to know anything about it until afterwards. All I know is that there have been zero deaths and zero injuries there.
The rest of Saturday, for those of us who are still capable of doing anything after jumping off a bridge is a free day at the bay. There are lots of things to do, like ride elephants, go to a monkey park, a bird park, as well as a few other things. So we shall see what happens. That night we are changing hostels and we are going to say in downtown. When I booked the hostel I was told it was close to the nightlife, but there are suspicions that nightlife in Plett might be something like... night fishing. Once again, playing it by ear.
Sunday we leave Plett early in the morning so that we can go visit Cango Caves, we are all signed up for the “adventure tour” and it will ideally be an adventure. Then we have another 5 or so hour ride home, and then back to our real lives and internships.
So everyone at home can just read this, and every morning while you are shoveling snow, you can think about us, and know exactly what we are up to. As always, we all wish that all of you were here to share this with us, except of course when we are too busy having adventures and we forget for a little bit.
I would also like to officially take this moment to thank my parents for the waterproof camera I got for christmas. I know we all bought it because im just clumsy, but, it's officially being useful in the context that it was built for.
Once we are done tubing we are going to either...all go bungee jumping or just have a bit of a free day in the park. Don't take that to mean that we aren't all going off the bridge, because all 15 of us (plus ben!) agreed that we are going to do it. So if anyone hears from their person here that they didnt do it... it means they chickened out on the bridge.
Yes, I am just saying that in hopes that no one will chicken out for fear of their family. Yes, I am also saying that as encouragement for myself to jump off the stupid bridge.
If we don't have time to go Friday, we are all going to just Saturday off of the Bloukrans Bridge, which, for those who don't know... is recognized as the World's Highest Commercial Bungy Jump, according to Guinness I believe. There are pictures at the website, here (http://www.faceadrenalin.com/), but I haven't seen them, since I am refusing to know anything about it until afterwards. All I know is that there have been zero deaths and zero injuries there.
The rest of Saturday, for those of us who are still capable of doing anything after jumping off a bridge is a free day at the bay. There are lots of things to do, like ride elephants, go to a monkey park, a bird park, as well as a few other things. So we shall see what happens. That night we are changing hostels and we are going to say in downtown. When I booked the hostel I was told it was close to the nightlife, but there are suspicions that nightlife in Plett might be something like... night fishing. Once again, playing it by ear.
Sunday we leave Plett early in the morning so that we can go visit Cango Caves, we are all signed up for the “adventure tour” and it will ideally be an adventure. Then we have another 5 or so hour ride home, and then back to our real lives and internships.
So everyone at home can just read this, and every morning while you are shoveling snow, you can think about us, and know exactly what we are up to. As always, we all wish that all of you were here to share this with us, except of course when we are too busy having adventures and we forget for a little bit.
