Fall Break: Coffee Bay and the drive home

             We left for the airport to rent our car bright and early Saturday morning. Heather, Breanne and I met Taylor and Joey there and we drove in tandem with them on the way home. To split the 14 hour drive up, we stayed the night in Coffee Bay. The road wound and bumped it’s way down to the coast and we arrived at the two backpackers we were to stay at. The guys were at the Coffee Shack and we were at the Sugarloaf Backpackers. I must say ours was much cuter and we had a lovely little dinner. However, there was a large group of middle-aged people apparently having a reunion and definitely having a little too much to drink so Taylor and Joey came and got us and we went to the Coffee Shack for a drink and a pool game. It was a lively atmosphere and the drinks we ordered were really quite pretty. I must say it’s the first time I’ve had an audience while playing pool or ever been asked to help someone else on their team. It made for a fun night but we were quite happy to get back to our backpacker and get ready for bed. While brushing our teeth, the ever-present phenomenon of good conversation in the women’s bathroom presented itself. Three girls were there from various cities in South Africa and they were intent on discovering our thoughts on cultural differences and why on earth we chose Port Elizabeth over Cape Town to study (a very common question). After we finally said our goodnights, I called my Zach and went to bed tired and ready for more driving the next morning. The rest of the drive to PE afforded more of the absolutely gorgeous scenery we’ve been so spoiled with in South Africa. Once in PE we collapsed on our beds and prepared ourselves for the busy week ahead and hoped to schedule in some recuperation from the long adventures had over fall break.