Well it is still really hard to get access even with wireless!! We left Knysna and headed towards Tsitsikamma on Thursday - what a beautiful drive (although quite alot or roadworks along the way). We had beautiful views of Plettenberg Bay as we came over the hill, but didn't stop in as roadworks everywhere and just wanted to get out of them.

Stopped in at Tsitsikamma National Park @ Storms River Mouth and had lunch. Then went for a walk through the bush to the Suspension Bridge - pretty awesome, although very windy and rocking alot - Mum you would have hated it.

Then we carried on to The Fernery Luxury Lodge & Chalets (Martin hasn't quite got used to the idea of hand washing his clothes at this stage - so booked in for three nights with a huge bin full of laundry! Poor girls I think it took them at least a day to wash and iron everything.

This place is just beautiful (a great Tribes place), they harvest the ferns under the pine trees in a sustainable way (the forestry people monitor how much is cut off each plant by following the workers when they are harvesting). All of the foilage is exported to Europe. We went through the packing shed and it was all really interesting, they employ over 150 local staff and that is just at the Fernery.

The chalets are beautiful and look out over the gorge to the sea very beautiful. We had a formal dinner in the dining room Thursday night which was great. Then Friday we did two walks around the farm and plantation - nice to get out and walk most days. Then last night we had an informal braai - they provide all salads, meats, starter and desert you just have to cook the meat yourself at the chalet - we had a fish braai tuna which was yummy scrummy.

Today we drove back towards Plettenbery Bay and went to Monkeyland - what a laugh, this place was set up to let monkey's that used to be in zoos, pets or orphaned from all around the world a home. There are spider monkeys which are very cheeky and try and steal everyone's lunch as there are no cages. We also saw gibbons, two different types of lemua and some Knysna Louries which was cool.

Had a great time and a good laugh. We are hoping to get to East London tomorrow and start making our way up towards Durban and then onto the Drakensburg - Kirsty I will give you a ring so that we may be able to catch up with you. Pauw & Sarah I hope you get off the ground on Tuesday - believe me it is quite hot out here at the moment today is 31 degrees - so quite a change from the snow.

Thanks for all the messages and keep them coming we love getting them.
Love & Kisses to all xxx