Rugby Union

Being on holiday you’d have thought there would be time for a lie in now and then but not a chance. Today was again a full one with a trip to uShaka Marine World.

On arrival everybody enjoyed a walking tour of the marine world before enjoying a live Dolphin show in the pool auditorium. The dolphins performed some amazing jumps and somersault all seen in the wild before the parks oldest dolphin entered to pool and to everybody delight, literally introduced himself to one lucky little girl.

Once the show was over the main attraction was waiting for the boys, “Wet & Wild”. A combination of Kamikaze slides and tubes falling from great heights in to the waiting pools below, there wasn’t a dry pair of shorts amongst us. The boys enjoyed a full afternoon throwing themselves down the slides again and again, absolutely the perfect way to unwind after a hectic 10 days touring.

Tonight’s diner was down by the beach overlooking the Indian Ocean enjoying a meat feast earned by all.

As we had a lot to cram in today we were off again early as we had a boat to catch. Once everybody had had breakfast and checked out. The staff again treated us to terrific farewell with another local song and dance to with us all the best for the rest of our tour. As we journeyed back to Durban we made a small detour to the town of St Lucia were our boats were waiting to take us on a cruise of South Africa’s largest salt water lake and a morning water safari. Once we were on our way we didn’t have to wait long before our reason for coming was evident. Crocodiles, Hippopotamus’s were everywhere, the Crocodiles lazed on the backs while the Hippo cooled off in the deeper water obviously enjoying the water after a night spent feeding on land. The bird life was in abundance with everything from Kingfishers to Sea Eagles. The cruse lasted for about 2 hours and the time drifted by quickly with everybody enjoying the experience.

Once back on dry land we had a quick pit stop for lunch before heading onto Durban and the Blue Marlin Hotel. On arrival we were greeted to a welcome drink before the boys dispersed to their rooms for some well earned R&R after a hectic couple of days. Later to teams spilt into two and went their separate ways for dinner.