South Africa  
St Lucia to Durban  
St Lucia Estuary is famed for its hippo and crocodile and accordingly the town is a popular tourist resort where we stopped briefly before going on to Durban where we made an overnight stop before flying to Port Elizabeth early the following morning.
St Lucia South Africa St Lucia South Africa
Main Street, St Lucia, Kwazulu-Natal - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
St Lucia South Africa St Lucia South Africa
St Lucia is situated on the Elephant Coast of Kwazulu-Natal - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
St Lucia South Africa St Lucia South Africa
Familiar logos (above).  Stokkiesdraai (in Afrikaans, Truancy) is a self catering accommodation (right) in St Lucia - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
St Lucia South Africa St Lucia South Africa
St Lucia, Main Street - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Fruit and Vegetable Market, St Lucia South Africa Fruit and Vegetable Market, St Lucia South Africa

Fruit and vegetable market on Main Street, St Lucia. Small round pineapples and other fruits (above) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Fruit and Vegetable Market, St Lucia South Africa Fruit and Vegetable Market, St Lucia South Africa

Pickup truck (bakkie) and cyclist at the fruit and vegetable market in St Lucia - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Vervet monkey, St Lucia South Africa Vervet monkey, St Lucia South Africa
A large troop of vervets holds up traffic on the road leading to the pier - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Vervet monkey, St Lucia South Africa Vervet monkey, St Lucia South Africa
Vervet , St Lucia South Africa Vervet , St Lucia South Africa
Vervet , St Lucia South Africa Vervet , St Lucia South Africa
Blauaap , St Lucia South Africa Blauaap , St Lucia South Africa
Vervet at St Lucia Estuary - the troop provided entertainment while passengers waited to board the boat for a tour on the Lake - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
St Lucia Estuary St Lucia Estuary

Embarking for a boat trip at St Lucia Estuary - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Crocodile St Lucia Estuary Crocodile St Lucia Estuary

Four crocodile glimpsed through the reeds - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Vincent the Hippo, St Lucia Estuary Hippo, St Lucia Estuary
Vincent (above) - the only hippo in the Estuary to have name after his right ear was bitten off by another hippo.  There were many other hippos seen on the trip (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Seekoei, St Lucia Estuary St Lucia Estuary
Returning to St Lucia - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
St Lucia to Durban St Lucia to Durban
Forestry and sugar cane were much in evidence en route for Durban - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Durban Durban

Early morning in Durban with exercises on the beach - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Durban Durban

Durban's waterfront hotels - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
South African Boeing 737 Durban King Shaka South African Express Bombardier CRJ-700 70Durban King Shaka

King Shaka Durban International with South African Airways to Johannesburg Boeing 737-800 and (left) and Port Elizabeth - Bombardier CRJ-700 70 (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
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