Gordon's Bay

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Strand Beach

Not much to report today.  Check out at the inn was 10 am.  The drive down to Gordon's Bay was about 30 minutes.  The Strand Beach is just before you get to Gordon's Bay.  We took Beach Road - passed the Dune Park, Water World, and Putt Putt, pulled into a parking space.  Looked around at this great expanse of sand with practically no one on it and said WOW!  Upon further inspection, I noticed a group of chaises and umbrellas.  Perfect!  We hired ourselves 2 chaises and an umbrella for 150 rand = $10 for the day.

Settled in for a day of sunshine and cool breezes.  Neither of us went swimming.  Put our toes in and the water temp was refreshing -- not Maine cold.  Had it been a hotter day we might have ventured in.  As it was, we were happy to relax and read.  After a while, we took a stroll down the beach.  The sand is hard packed, fine, and the beach very clean. 

Around 2:30 or so the winds started picking up.  We held out till around 3 and then packed up and drove down the beach to see what we could see.  Nothing really fascinating.  The usual beach shops along the way.  Pulled into a space, parked, and went into a cafe for a coffee.  We needed to reload our SIM card if we wanted to make any more phone calls . Found an MTN store not too far from where we were.  Lickety split, 50 rand for  50 more minutes of talking time.  BTW, if our friend Steve is reading this -- many thanks again for the iphone.  It's been a really big help.

We have landed at the home of our new hosts in Gordon's Bay.  They are very welcoming and lovely folks.  After settling in, a shower, and some lively conversation, it was time to head out for dinner. The Ocean Basket is a local chain, but the one in this neighborhood, sits right in the harbor.  The views were wonderful.  We finally had fish and chips (which is very popular here) along with a dozen oysters.  The food was fine and my guess is we will be back tomorrow night.

Tomorrow not much more to do than find another beach.  Ho hum.....  sweet dreams

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