Cape Town, South Africa!: Road Trip!

So I went up the eastern coast on the Garden Route and up to the Wild Coast. So I left on this road trip a little more than a week ago with 3 people I just met. One American - Adrienne, Mark the Brit and Soraya from Holland (quite weird not hanging out with a German!) Soraya was with for only a day and a half. To start out the trip we decided to go to Oudtshoorn. On the way there, in typical Tara fashion, we got lost. Well kind of. The road that was on the map came to a dead end. We found our way some how, but found our selves on a gravel road in our little Spark Lite car. Yep, Spark Lite, sounds like a soft drink. I will put a pic down below of our fancy ride. We explored some caves here and met some Irish folks, so partied like we were in Ireland. The next stop was Wilderness, where we went cannoing and hiking. Soraya and I ended up with more water in our canoe then anything. Soroya and I were drenched. Mark didn't end up with any water in his canoe or on him. We must have been doing something wrong. Next stop Plettenberg Bay where we did some hiking, ate some tasty food, went on a Safari and chilled at the beach and had a Braii in a township (my favorite part of the trip). Loved Plett. Saw quite a few animals on the safari, didn't see the lions though. The whole time we were looking for them though I kept imagining them jumping out of the bush and attacking. We were in an open jeep and getting really close to the bushes and the trees. Then I went on my own on a packbackers bus to Chintsa (on the wild coast). Absolutely beautiful there. Amazing views. Went horseback riding on the beach, got a massage, played volleyball, walked on the beach and jammed with a few locals and peeps at the hostel for my last night. Then back to CT!

Tomorrow I fly to London. Very sad to leave CT. I have met some amazing people here and formed relationships I didn't expect. As sad as I am, I am also every excited to make my way back home. I love Cape Town. So grateful for this experience, the adventures I had and the people I met along the way.

I had fun doing the blog! Thanks all for reading. Goodbye CT!

our little Spark Lite - surprised this thing could make it up the hills