Driving in South Africa is not nearly as hectic as one would expect. People are have a general awareness of what is happening on the road around them. Both cars and trucks are quick to slide to the far left side of the road in order to let the faster drivers pass (arrevasando por la derecho- Salo). Perhaps because we have previously lived in Israel and Bulgaria where rules are merely suggestions that we have forgotten what proper driving etiquette is.
On the other hand, both humans and animals are horrible pedestrians. There is no point of having crosswalks because the people jaywalk everywhere anyway. Not even jog or walk briskly, but saunter their way across the pavement with no regard for oncoming traffic. Most don’t even bother to see if cars are coming. It would be humorous if it wasn’t so dangerous.
The animals must have learned from the humans.
The drive from Plettenberg to East London was roughly 6 hours. This stretch of road signified the end of the Garden Route. The majority of the Route is plush and green with all sorts of animals grazing the fences lining the road in search of food. Hundreds, if not thousands of cows, sheep, goats, horses were present nearly everywhere. A few times we saw zebras, and once we saw giraffes!
From what we had read and heard about East London, it was a city worth seeing. It was unclear who said this and why. The place looked more like inner city Baltimore than a beach town in South Africa.
Our AirBnB, on the other hand, was surprisingly cheeky and quaint. "The Wild Fig Cottage" @ Emerald Hill Farm
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