Wilderness

Spent the last couple days in a small town called Wilderness. Our first night was spent on an old farm up in the hills. We had a beautiful 360 degree view of the Outeniqua mountains in behind and the Indian Ocean in front of us (yes! We are back to the warmer Indian waters).
Next day we went on a canoe/hike up the river. At the end of the trail were a couple of small waterfalls and pools that we could cool off in.
Wilderness is a popular holiday spot for families. There were tents and trailers set up all along the river, with their owners tending to blazing braiis in the shade of the trees. Braiis are basically South African bbqs. There's an entire braii section at the grocery store. Braii meats, braii spice, braii tools, braii this, braii that. It's a big part of Afrikaaner culture.
Our second day in Wilderness was spent on the beach. We had switched hostels to a place aptly called the beach house. From there it was a short walk down to the white sand beach. The water was quite rough but that didn't stop us from jumping in and playing in the waves. We had fun letting them toss us around for a while, but after losing our bathing suits for the 20th time, we decided it was time to call it quits.
Next stop is Knysna!
It's nice how all the towns are so close together along the garden route. Each bus ride is only 20 or 30 minutes. Until next time....