Durban, South Africa

South Africa welcomed us with a display of whales splashing their tail fins against the surface of the ocean and breaching, landing with a massive explosion of water around them. Their was also a peculiar object in the water not far from us which turned out to be a manta ray about fifteen feet wide. The marina is hidden away around the corner within a huge commercial docks that is busy with shipping transitting through the narrow entrance channel that protects the harbour from the often bad weather at sea. The city of Durban is a bustling place that seems to go very quiet as dark falls and as I was told it is not safe to walk the streets at this time. There is a very obvious divide in class an wealth from expensive cars to people begging at every set of traffic lights. Overall everyone seems friendly and helpful and the Royal yacht club made us very welcome during our stay