Jefferysbaai

Hello again!
I am now in Jbay staying at Island Vibe backpackers hostel. I have a few observations about SA in general so far so here they are.

1. The first thing i saw when i got out of the airport was a Lafarge Mining truck.
2. South Africa has tap water that is safe for drinking without filtration.
3. SOuth Africans have some of the best slang and accents of anyone i have met.
4. Ostrich Sausage is delicious.

In Jefferys Bay we stay right on the beach which is amazing. THe town is built up around surfing, particularly a wave called supertubes, that peels perfectly for over a kilometer on its best days, i would LOVE to get a chance to surf it but the lineup is always packed with 50 or more people in the water and you need to know people in the lineup if you want a wave. In the bar of our hostel last night I met a South African who lived in Grand Rapids Michigan for 7 years. We had a good talk about lake surfing, and he offered to introduce me to his boss who is a former pro surfer and a guy with a bit of pull in the Supers line up. But i don't put much stock into promises made in bars.

The waves here are knee high right now but there is a big swell filling in this week, last night we surfed at bit at both kitchen windows and phantoms, which are both less that half a mile from where i sleep. should be big and exciting by thursday or friday, i can wait to get a chance to surf some bigger waves.

TTFN