Scott Balson's trip to South Africa -
13th September 2006 - Ixopo
I left Durban and the Durban Club very disappointed in what I had found.
Durban was dangerous and the Durban Manor which their guests use was below
par for a tourist resort.
On the way to Ixopo visited the lion park - which was equally disappointing
with several moth eaten lions sitting under the shade of a tree.
The road to Ixopo was uneventful and the route via Richmond pretty - the
Barclays Bank in which I had worked over 25 years ago was now fortified,
the Ixopo Hotel where I had once stayed gone and the small town very black
with street vendors lining the main street.
From here things got better with Kings Grant being an excellent destination
and the accommodation and food was excellent.
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The Durban Club today |
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Road out of Durban |
Disappointing Lion Park |
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Carla enjoys the view |
Me and the rental car |
The black shanties around Ixopo |
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The reality of Ixopo today |
Ixopo Freemasons |
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The Ixopo hotel is no more |
My old bank - |
Barclays Ixopo |
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Tourist Board at Ixopo |
Kings Grant |
