Queensburgh Caravan Resort

Rabbits, snakes, monkeys . . . even Malvern Park nearby! (Go the Crusaders!)

Arriving at Queensburgh Caravan Resort was not at all like what you’d expect being in busy Durban. It was a beautiful green oasis, peaceful and relaxing. But it was HOT. We stayed in a chalet and there was a swimming pool which we used most days. The funny thing was that the first wild animals we encountered in South Africa were the rabbits which live under the chalets! Then we found blue monkeys, geese, wasps, a small black snake in the pool, skinks, snails, a mole, a leaf moth and a cockroach.

Each day Oliver and Sophie would play with the rabbits and feed them carrot peelings.

One day Sophie took a banana outside to eat but decided to play first so put it down on the ground. Before long a monkey had descended from a tree, snatched the banana off the ground and absconded with it up another tree! Can you spot the banana on the ground? Cheeky monkey!

Another day we found a small black snake in the swimming pool. Graeme flicked it out of the pool by its tail. We were told afterwards it may have been a black mamba – one of the most deadly! Size does not matter when it comes to venom!

We had a friendly wasp who liked to live on our door during the day. We found a giant snail. There was a huge cockroach who scuttled around the bathroom walls at night.

Monkeys sometimes played on the roadside.

 

Geese of all types waddled around.

 

The maid, Judith, was lovely and friendly and really liked our Sophie.

Ushaka Wet’n’Wild and Marine World

We spent a really fun day at Ushaka. They have fewer rides than at Wet’n’Wild on the Gold Coast but they are all close together and achievable in one day. The aquarium was amazing with all the usual suspects and many extras such as jelly fish and seahorses. “Sharp sharp” means “everything’s cool”. Can you spot Oliver’s turtle face?

At the end of the day, the children had a rick shaw ride back to the car.