Gap Year Experiences

Fiona's final words

Sunday 16 August 2009

These past five weeks have flown by and I can't believe it's over. It seems like yesterday that we arrived in Cape Town and went out for sushi and cocktails on our first night. But we have done so much since then.

From Cape Town where we did surfing and volunteering, hiking and partying and saw the most incredible views and sunsets ever. To Plett where we did the unforgettable bungy jump and sky dive - one of my favourite parts of the trip. On to Hogsback, Coffee Bay and Secret Spot which showed us three very different aspects of life in this amazing country. Then the Drakensberg with more incredible views and where we took the plunge and went swimming in a freezing cold rock pool which was really cool. After the Drakensberg we waved goodbye to Danielle after a cool night out and one of the biggest cocktails I've ever seen!

The last week of safari has been a fantastic end to the trip. It was an experience camping and living with no electricity but it was so much fun and we were really lucky with the people we met and the animals we saw.

The whole trip has been absolutely amazing, I have honestly had the time of my life. Would like to say a massive thank you to Doug and Pippa for putting up with us and Vince and Johnny for all their hard work as well.

We are now on our last journey in the Pepper bus on the way to the airport. It's so sad that the trip has come to an end but I wouldn't have changed a thing. Fantastic people, amazing places and an awesome time all round. For anyone sitting at home wondering whether or not they should have the Pepper experience, please do it, I promise you will not regret it!

Love Fiona