Not content to wait until late January to begin the foray into the former Transkei, I’ve managed to convince my husband Gavin to do the 5-day coastal hike from Port St Johns to Coffee Bay over New Year. Admittedly this is one of the more touristed parts of the Eastern Cape, but in this part of the world, that doesn’t translate into glitzy resorts and unpotholed roads. The hike covers 61km over five days, you sleep in traditional thatched, round Xhosa huts, and eat local food: samp, beans, pap, chicken... The tour companies that sell it stress that it’s a challenge for the body and the mind – but one you’ll never forget. We start hiking on New Year’s eve which means we’ll be seeing in 2010 in a village shebeen. It’s a far cry from his original plan of a 5-star hotel under Table Mountain. Let's hope he doesn't trade me in for a less active model.
PS. This is probably the last time I'll have internet access for a while. Will return with gusto in 2010.
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