Cintsa, South Africa: A very good start to the recovery from Port Elizabeth

Hello Everyone,

Just a short note to let you all know that our stay here at the Buccaneers Backpackers in Cintsa, South Africa has been a very good start to our recovery from Port Elizabeth.  We have really enjoyed this rural hostel, the isolated and pristine beach, the hostel staff and fellow travelers, and some of the activities they offer.  I treated Ozell to a 1 session in a jacuzzi and sauna and then a 1-hour full body massage at the well being center they have here for his belated birthday present.  We also rode horses through part of the bush and along the beach today.  Again, you will have to wait for photos.

This is not to say that our time here has not been impacted by our experience in Port Elizabeth.  The memories are going to sting for a while, and Ozell is still suffering pain and distress from his injuries.  We are speeding up our trip so we can get to Durban more quickly.  This is the only major city in the area, and Ozell wants to get his teeth and his ear checked out.

We are going to one more town before Durban.  We leave for Port St. John's tomorrow afternoon.  It has some recognized backpacking hostels and is a "hippie" and Rastafarian remote fishing village.  It is suppose to be as chill and Cintsa so hopefully we will mellow out some more before reaching Durban.

I am also stressing very much about my taxes.  I will leave that for another post...

Cheers, and we are thinking of all of you.

Sean