November 2, 2007

This morning we were up and ready to go the Wild Coast. We went to Cintsa in the Eastern Cape and stayed at the Buccaneer’s backpackers. It is the last weekend away where all eleven of us will be traveling together. We arrived at the backpackers, grabbed lunch, and claimed our beds. All of us stayed in a twelve person dorm with four bunks and four beds. After we got our living arrangements sorted out, we walked down to the beach and looked at shells. It was very windy down at the ocean so we came back along the trail and passed the lagoon that was below where we were staying. We got back to the backpackers and we waited to be picked up to go horseback riding on the beach. We waited, and waited, and then got a phone call that said that they had to cancel because it was too windy for the horse ride. I was a little disappointed, but it saved me some money. We went to the bar and we played pool and had free wine! A group of us played “killer pool” where you have to get a ball in on every shot that you take, and if you miss you lose a life (and you have three lives). It was pretty fun! We met three people from England and they played with us. Then we played Christy’s game of rolling the ball and trying to knock it in with our hands, and it ended up making everyone laugh so hard because Brenna’s face was priceless (as it seems to be every time we play games or go away for weekends). She would get so flustered and it was worth playing the game just to see her face and watch her!

We hung around the bar and talked with people as we waited for the braai to start. The dinner was very delicious, we had lamb (which I didn’t eat because it is so difficult to eat with all of the fat on it), kudu sausage, and chicken, potato salad, green salad and garlic bread. We hung around for a bit socializing with others who are staying at the backpackers. As I was sitting there talking with Ashley the song, “Around the World” by Daft Punk started to play! I got very excited and thought of Jane and the wedding this summer and I did our dance and sang the song! I wish that you could have been there Janey, because I was laughing and just dancing as Ashley rolled her eyes at me when I told her that I was paying tribute to you back at home! After a while we were tired and we all crawled into the room and went to bed.