Zebra Crossings

After another busy week, it was good to get away again. This time HJ, her husband Michael and I went to Amanzimtoti, just South of Durban to stay in a Guesthouse. We weren't that enamoured of the area, it was a bit too aimed at tourists. However I was given what we think was the honeymoon suite... which was very comfortable indeed!! :-)

On Saturday, the weather didn't look promising enough for the beach, so we headed down to Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve. Only buffalo from the big five present, although we didn't see any. Came across a lot of Zebras (are they merely horses with tattoos, or is there more to them?) , several lone wildebeest, and a snake that passed in front of my car. It was a nice change with fantastic views over the hills. Still to make it on safari though!

The best restaurant in Amanzimtoti, if you are ever there, is called 'Butcher Boys' - no idea if this is a chain or not, but they do really really good steak, and the only other choices for food are of the fast food variety so you don't have much choice if you want to have a nice meal. It's on Kingsway just past Woolworths Food.

The thing about Woolworths in this country is that it is not 'Woolworths' as the Brits would understand it. Confusingly enough, it's actually Marks and Spencer's under a different guise. The food halls are almost identical to the new M&S layout in the UK. Having worked at M&S for 4 yrs as a student, I am well-qualified to identify similarities. Have I just uncovered a big secret or do the main men at M&S know that their ideas are making it out here?!?!