Durban, South Africa

Durban is the largest city in the KwaZulu-Natal province and the third largest city in South Africa. I believe it is the largest port in Africa which provides for quite a site at night. It is extremely fascinating to sit on the balcony and watch the line of ships slowly make their way across the ocean line to the port entrance.  Mr. Price is lodging us in a nice condo north of the city in a suburb call Umhlanga Rocks. This area is quite beautiful and I feel very safe. The picture, below, was taken from the balcony of the condo. Look closely and you can see a few of the ships I was talking about and a huge rainbow in the distance above the coast.

Umhslanga Rocks is a very nice and well-kept high-end part of Durban. Just blocks away from our condo is a market area that has everything from restaurants, shops, Dr’s, and spas.  There are 2 really nice malls, that have everything one could ever want, just minutes away from where we are staying. Overall, the city and the accommodations we were given went well beyond my expectations. It doesn’t even feel like I am in South Africa, but rather a booming metropolitan in the U.S. or Europe.  It truly is a great place to be. Below, there is a map of South Africa. You can see that Durban is on the Northern part of the East coast of South Africa.

O ya, I forgot to mention, South Africa is in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, instead of experiencing summer time in NWA I am actually entering into another winter. L Don’t feel too bad for me, though. The coldest the weather gets during the winter is about 50 F. This makes for a great time walking on the beach or just driving around. However, it does get a little cold at night with the wind.