On the eastern coast of South Africa there lives a tiny community of Xosa - pronounced KO-sah (with a tongue-click on the "Ko").
We spent a week with them at the Bulungula Lodge, in the most beautiful countryside imaginable: conical pink and turquoise huts dotted green, unspoiled countryside along the ocean shore.
Living conditions were basic: electricity came and went; showers were hot, but only after we poured a liter of gasoline into a pipe-stove and set the puddle ablaze. And Internet? Forget a bout it.
But for all these reasons, our time on the Eastern Cape was magical. And to top it all off, we celebrated Joel's birthday with a canoe ride and hike along the river - making new friends along the way.
