Scribbles Abroad
Surfing The World
Author: kahi
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We saw it on the map. Lesotho, a country within a country. We called it Lay-so-tho. But as we begun questioning locals about this place we learned that it is actually pronounced Lahy-su-tu. We also learned that it was worth the visit and considering we were so darn close, why not go check it out? …
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After Swaziland we booked it a couple hours West to the Northern Drakensbergs, the mountain range on the Lesotho – South Africa border. A few weeks into our road trip we were flipping through a travel magazine, saw some amazing pictures of the Drakensberg Mountains, and decided to make it a stop. Like most of…
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Our car died at the Jeppes Reef border, no surf. With a beer in my lap and the border guard motioning me forward the car froze. I passed the beer back to Todd and got out of the car. I explained to the officer that the car had died, it didn’t want to go to…
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South Africa – Mozambique Border Our journey through Mozambique was a crazy adventure and we loved every minute of it but it was time to cross back into South Africa. Not knowing what to expect in Mozambique added to the experience but sometimes made things a little difficult. We decided to drive through Kruger vs.…
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It had been a few weeks of Mozambique and we still hadn’t scored epic waves. But that’s how surf trips go. We’ve learned that you can’t expect to score non-stop surf. Such high expectations leave you disappointing. The attitude we chose to take was one of, the absence of waves gives us the opportunity to…
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Girls working hard to fetch water just outside of Maputo, Mozambique We had been on our road trip for about two weeks now and were finally closing in on the South Africa/Mozambique border. Before leaving Jeffery’s Bay we did a little research on Mozambique via the internet and by asking those who have been before…
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Just a few hundred kilometer out of Durban and we were now in prime wildlife viewing area. The CRV was a smooth ride and it was luxurious compared to what we were driving. We first stopped at St. Lucia (Loosha) to check out the Hippos and scored the bonus of Crocodiles! We stayed at what…
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Over a month ago we left Jeffery’s Bay in search of adventure. Kahi and I both wanted to go to Mozambique but needed a little motivation to move on from J-Bay. The waves in Jbay were really good which made it very difficult to leave. One day while surfing we randomly met another couple from…
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