This is a lake behind the ocean at St. Lucia. We took a weekend trip north of Durban to St. Lucia. We rented a car to get there and had our first experience driving on the left side of the road. It's actually not that hard. St. Lucia in a beautiful little town situated along the Elephant Coast in a nature preserve. Friday we went to Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve and went on a day-long safari. Saturday we drove up to Cape Vidal and did some snorkeling and then drove back in time to go on a boat tour on the St. Lucia Estuary. We didn't in our day there. After grabbing a bite to eat, we went on a night safari. This was pretty awesome. We used a spot light to find animals. Our tour guide was so good. I don't know how he spotted some of the things he did. On sunday we got up early and went on a kayak tour of the esturay. Its amazing how close you can get to the crocodiles in a kayak. Apparently they are scared of them and will leave you alone. We did get rained on while paddling but the rain brought out the most beautiful rainbow, so it was definitely worth getting wet.
Cape Vidal. Directly North of St. Lucia along the Elephant Coast.
St. Lucia
This the ocean at Cape Vidal where we did some snorkeling. The reef wasn't very pretty but there were some cool fish.
Cape Vidal beach
South African sunset over the St. Lucia Estuary
The "squirrels" of St. Lucia. These little monkeys were everywhere!
This is not very easy to see but can you make out the cars on the shoulder? This 2 lane highway was usually a 4 lane highway. Apparently in South Africa, people who drive slower, drive on the shoulder so the other cars can pass. Even Semi's do this. We had no idea what was going on at first but it is actually pretty awesome because you don't get stuck behind the "sunday drivers".
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This is a lake behind the ocean at St. Lucia. We took a weekend trip north of Durban to St. Lucia. We rented a car to get there and had our first experience driving on the left side of the road. It's actually not that hard. St. Lucia in a beautiful little town situated along the Elephant Coast in a nature preserve. Friday we went to Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve and went on a day-long safari. Saturday we drove up to Cape Vidal and did some snorkeling and then drove back in time to go on a boat tour on the St. Lucia Estuary. We didn't in our day there. After grabbing a bite to eat, we went on a night safari. This was pretty awesome. We used a spot light to find animals. Our tour guide was so good. I don't know how he spotted some of the things he did. On sunday we got up early and went on a kayak tour of the esturay. Its amazing how close you can get to the crocodiles in a kayak. Apparently they are scared of them and will leave you alone. We did get rained on while paddling but the rain brought out the most beautiful rainbow, so it was definitely worth getting wet.
Cape Vidal. Directly North of St. Lucia along the Elephant Coast.
St. Lucia
This the ocean at Cape Vidal where we did some snorkeling. The reef wasn't very pretty but there were some cool fish.
Cape Vidal beach
South African sunset over the St. Lucia Estuary
The "squirrels" of St. Lucia. These little monkeys were everywhere!
This is not very easy to see but can you make out the cars on the shoulder? This 2 lane highway was usually a 4 lane highway. Apparently in South Africa, people who drive slower, drive on the shoulder so the other cars can pass. Even Semi's do this. We had no idea what was going on at first but it is actually pretty awesome because you don't get stuck behind the "sunday drivers".
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