What an amazing weekend! I flew down on Friday afternoon for a 36 hour whirlwind adventure in Durban with Leo. The evening was spend catching up on the day and an Italian dinner at a small restaurant in Umhlanga Rocks where we would stay for the evening.
Umhlanga Rocks
The next morning we had a quick breakfast at the hotel before heading down to Umhlanga Rocks for a quick walk on the beach, where I took some photos of sea creatures on the rocks. It’s incredible how we sometimes miss the micro-world around us by being too focussed on the macro world we’re so accustomed to.
Amanzimtoti
Leo was talking about going to Amanzimtoti in his childhood and I suddenly realised that I’ve never been there! So he suggested we take a drive down there and see what it looks like these days. It certainly made a welcome change from the crowded beaches at Durban. The wind was relentlessly blowing all over the place, making for some choppy waves crashing over the beach. We spent a while on the beach and looking out over the ocean on some rocks.
Catamaran trip
After lunch a trip out to the deep ocean on a catamaran seemed in order, so we headed over the Wilson’s Wharf where we bought a ticket. Unfortunately we coudn’t head out too deep on the ocean, as the waves were really choppy, making for an adventurous ride indeed. It didn’t take long before we got ourselves soaking wet from splashing through all the waves. The ride back into the harbour seemed rather tame compared to the roller coaster ride out.
The rest of the trip consisted of a trip up to the new casino out towards the airport, dinner and a quiet evening relaxing.
I really had an amazing time down in Durban for the day with Leo. What a difference a day can make to just refocus the mind and pepping for a really busy week coming up.