This is Helen resting on "Leopard Rock" overlooking the Oribi Gorge. There is a great cafe there and lots of birds in the gardens; we saw a pin-tailed Wydah and some Weavers nesting.
Weavers at their nest at Leopard Rock.
After Coffee Bay we reached East London in the rain and decided to stay dry in a BP in the town. Very quiet and a little dismal with unfriendly staff giving us the impression the place had seen better days. So with the tent dried in our room, we moved off to Jeffrey's Bay, or J-Bay as it is known. We originally sought camping as the weather had improved but got offered a BP "Misty Cove" (13 th November) and double room with en-suite for the same price (40R ppn) so stayed for a couple of days. This is South Africa's big surf beach and although it was the quiet season, the place was full of surf shops etc. The beach was long and windy, but only a few surfers around. We did catchup on the cinema with a personal showing of "My ex-girlfriend" and shopping put into their fridge!! We found a great restaurent "The Wallklipper" further south along the beach from J-Bay, lots of seafood options so Helen was in her element of course.