Chatham Hall in South Africa

Greetings from South Africa!
At 5:00 Saturday morning, we awoke to leave on a four-hour bus ride into the great unknown.  After the long bus ride, we finally made it to De Hoop Nature Reserve, where we bunked girl scout-style.  We spent Saturday on a beautiful beach (on the Indian Ocean) located on the reserve and helped clean up the beach.  One of the most interesting pieces of trash we found was a refrigerator door from Korea.  On the way back from the beach to our cabins, we saw Zebras, and even made friends with some ostriches!  

The most intense physical activity we encountered was our 2.5-mile hike, which was straight up Potsberg (which means Pots Mountain in Afrikaans).   The strenuous hike (we went from sea level to about 3000 feet and back) was worth it because once we made it to the top you could see for miles.  It was simply gorgeous.

    After the hike, we ate a quick lunch and packed in the bus for our long journey back to Cape Town.
    
    Katie and Ashley.