Mel and Neal Volunteer in South Africa: Garden Route to Jeffrey's Bay

From Hermanus we headed along the Garden Route to Knysna. We stopped off at Mossel Bay and Wilderness. These were both very nice stops; although we again ended up in a township in Mossel Bay, unscathed. Once in Knysna we settled into our hostel then went on a mission for 'Milk Tart', a South African dessert similar to a Creme Brulee but more awesomer. Everyday so far Mel has searched for the best milk tart in the country. The best up to this point is from a bakery in Britz, a farmtown near Pretoria, SA.

We arrived in Jeffrey's Bay the next morning. This is a surfers destination. This reminded us of Torquay in Australia because of the numerous surfing outlet stores. Our hostel had a view of 'boneyards' (for you non-surfers this is a surf break right next to 'SUPERTUBES', for those of you non non-surfers this is the longest right break in the world!!!!). Neal didn't make it out in the waves as there was no one else out in the water and the waves were very large. We walked along the beach finding shells such as abalone and a family of 3 Golden Retrievers: the dad Kei, the mum Scuzzy (don't really understand that one) and the puppy Summer. They followed us down the beach until their owner had to come and fetch them. They all barked at the guy who came to retrieve them. We think they enjoyed their time with us much more than the idea of heading home. Really, what dog in their right mind would want to leave Mel? In fact, Mel wished she could take them home for Kennedy.
A funny thing we saw was on the sign for the hostel was a Sitka surfboards sticker from Victoria. We thought we'd even it out by posting a Coastline sticker above it - represent. To make it to Cape Town which is 8hrs drive from Jbay We had to leave the next morning early. Unfortunately, we also left some nice wave sets coming through Supertubes.