March 24
Packed up to leave Sand Forest Lodge to enjoy 3-hour boat tour through St. Lucia Estuary http://www.places.co.za/html/stlucia_est.html. Perfect day but a bit too sunny for some of us to remain on the deck but, whether on top or inside the Ferry, we all had an opportunity to see hippos galore!
Back on shore we departed for Durban, stopping along the way to have lunch at the Quarter Deck, where, in addition to lunch we were treated to a Zulu dance performance but some local kids.
A 3 ½ hour drive to Durban allowed us to settle into our rooms at the Blue Waters Hotel in Durban http://www.bluewatershotel.co.za/. As we were checking in we realized we had arrived at this beach front hotel shortly before the closing of the Hare Krishnas 20th annual Ratha-yatra (Festival of Chariots), allowing us to walk outside and watch as thousands paraded by our hotel.
Continuing down the beach we arrived at 7:30 for a fabulous dinner at the Havana Grill (http://www.dining-out.co.za/member_details-MemberID-2399.html), located in the Suncoast Casino (http://www.suite101.com/view_image.cfm/180744). After a several hour relaxing dinner, some of us headed back to the hotel, while an energetic group decided to try their hand at the casino.
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