The Loft, the sky and Durban

After arriving in Knysna last night we needed to find a place to stay, one of the two nights on our trip that we didn't plan a hotel or guest house. We drove around the waterfront area and found some really nice places, which also meant really pricey! After Holly left one of these hotels, the receptionist at one came running out behind her. She offered us a room for pretty much half price if we paid in cash. After checking out some other places, we found it to be our best and safest bet. So we took it. The pic attached to this post is from the Lofts, a converted boat making building right on the water.  It was beautiful.
For dinner that night we were determined to eat some of the world famous Knysna oysters, at least according to Ron Sweetman :) We decided to go to a little restaurant within walking distance of our hotel. And there we tried the oysters, I had 3 and Holly had her first (and I think it may have been her last). Haha...
Then this morning we had a nice little breakfast and got on the road for Port Elizabeth, where we caught a flight to Durban.  And her comes the part that Mugsy has been waiting for! We finally saw a monkey :) After seeing countless number of signs warning that there is a fine for feeding baboons, we had our first monkey run across the road while driving to Port Elizabeth. We had been competing with each other to see who could spot the first of many different exotic animals. And up to that point we had only seen a bunch of ostriches, but they are farmed over here, so it was kind of like seeing a cow. Which we have seen plenty of too!
After a couple of odd turns due to our goofy GPS, we made it to the airport. A short hour flight later and we made it to Durban. It didn't take long for us to get our rental car, a Toyota Carolla this time, ans make our way to our guest house. A cute little place on a hill in a nice neighborhood with a view of the Indian Ocean :)
Thats all for now. Just laying low for the rest of the evening. Got some fun plans in Durban tomorrow, which should work out well with 80's in the forecast and plenty of beaches! :)