Wow, another awesome holiday is behind us. This time we decided to do a roadtrip in South Africa so we packed up the car with food, drinks and a trailer and headed towards Drakensberg and our favourite place in the mountains, the Champagne Valley. Four days hiking, riding motorbikes, horse riding, swimming and just relaxing after a hectic time at school and work.
Then we packed up again and drove through Zululand to the coastal town of St. Lucia, which is famous for the hippos that roam the streets at night. St. Lucia turned out to be a lovely little town with wild nature areas just next to people's houses. We saw hippos playing in the water close to the campsite, but did not spot any on the street. Unfortunately we had only one night at a lovely B&B, but the wetland park and Cape Vidal would be worth exploring another time. 
Last Christmas we were at superb beach called Mabibi Beach. It was so great that we wanted to revisit and so this time we checked in to the amazing Thonga beach lodge just below the campsite we stayed at last time. What a place! Nestled among trees with wooden walkways behind the untouched beach and the ocean. We enjoyed the waves, the beach, the delicious food and K and J also managed to explore the sand tracks around the lodge on their two-wheelers. On our last morning the housekeeping lady knocked on our door and told us that the first leather back turtle was on the beach laying her eggs. It was amazing to see how she struggled to cover her eggs by scooping sand with her fins for at least an hour before heading out to the sea. In about two months time the eggs will hatch and tiny turtle babys will follow her route.
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| Champagne Castle Hotel |
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| Our cosy chalet |
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| J enjoys driving in the soft sand. |
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| The South African national flower is called Protea. |
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| Thongs Beach Lodge |
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| The first Leather back turtle for this year on Mabibi Beach. |
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| Lake Sibaya, South Africa's biggest lake. |
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| Views on Zululand from the car. |
