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23 June 2016

Volunteering in Wilderness, South Africa #HogsAbroad

For the last three weeks I’ve been volunteering at Fairy Knowe Backpackers in Wilderness, South Africa. Located on the edge of the Wilderness National Forest, our backpackers is tucked away from the main roads and has an incredible atmosphere of tranquility-fun-adventure. Here are just a few of the pictures!

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Our main house with an incredible view of the river on one side and the mountains on the other.
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The bar/lounge area. Inside there’s foosball, pool, and Didi, who is always cracking jokes and drinking tequila.
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Just a two minute walk from the backpackers and you are on the Wilderness Lagoon.

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The train tracks are no longer in use and now are great for walking to town/beach/wherever.
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Wilderness Lagoon in front with the coast behind.
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Hiking up the Outeniqua mountains.
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Intensity of wind as you get close to reaching the summit.
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Beautiful views at the peak.
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Some time to lounge!
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For those fond of birds, here’s quite a few making a splash!

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Although its winter here and the water was ridiculously cold, we couldn’t resist getting in.
There are actually two waterfalls here, and this is the second, higher-up, one.
To reach the waterfalls we kayaked for about 1.5 hours, followed by a 30 minute hike.
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Dinner together every night. Always something different, but always delicious.
When the weather is nice we take it outside!
That’s all for now!