Gap Year Experiences

Updates and info from on the ground during our 11 week and 5 week Experiences in South Africa

Heading into the WILD......

Once again I apologise for the lack of posts in the last few days. Let me start this one off by giving you a brief run down of our time spent in Hogsback. To be honest, I don't quite know what came over the Pepper crew, I think it might have been a delayed reaction to all the adrenaline filled activities for Plettenberg Bay or the fresh mountain air. Whatever it was, it definitely made us all go a little wild!

This started promptly on the first night which we all spent in the infamous bath on the edge of a cliff. All the adrenaline still left in our systems made everyone very devoted to our Pepper family which has become quite the tight knit crew. This immediately set the mood for our next few days in Hogsback.

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Bath-time devotion to Pepper

The next day it was a misty and wet afternoon in the Amatola Mountains and the mood of the crew meant that we needed to get outside either way. For some reason, camo war paint, tribal outfits and some warm up shooters seemed to be the only way of lifting moods. Like a band of crazed tribal warriors we dashed through the ‘Lord of the Rings’ inspired forest in the rain. Purely for the fun of it! Its quite difficult to give reasons for our actions and I feel it was one of those memories that no matter how many times you try to tell the story and explain to others, you kind of just had to be there. Without being able to provide many details lets just say it was a crazy afternoon that will remain in the memories of the pepper crew for a long time to come.

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Going tribal....

The nights at the Away With The Fairies were just as crazy with the parties being so good that we literally had members hanging from the chandeliers. We left our mark at the bar with Abi and Georgia creating a shooter that made its way onto the permanent Fairies shooter list.

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The last day at Fairies was sepnt with a much more civilized walk to the Madonna and Child Falls, a sundowner at the edge and Harry managed out do the rest of our craziness by marking his territory forever in the memories of our few days in Hogsback.

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Finding our way in the forest

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Enjoying some of the purest water on earth

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Trust Annie to spoil a perfect sunset pic!

News and pics from Coffe Bay to follow,

Till then, love Pip.x

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