13 April 2012
An unlucky day to herald the end to our incredible holiday, Luke and I got up very early to see his family off on their considerably longer journey (about 10 hours to Pietermaritzburg). We left at a more seemly time of the day and made it back to Grahamstown in good time. Rhodes residence would only open the following day so we had booked ourselves into the only place that still had space for us, Whethu Backpackers. Graduation weekend was not yet over and all accommodation had been taken up by the friends and family of the grad students, so we weren't left with much of a choice of where to stay.
The Backpackers has a definite hippy vibe to it, with all sorts of odd things hanging from the ceiling, flowers painted on the bathroom doors, second hand furniture throughout and a welcoming feel. Luke spent the afternoon sifting through his newly taken photos whilst I finally managed to finish off my work, making the most of the free internet that came with the accommodation. Making supper for the two of us, we decided to join in the ‘free love’ experience and make supper for the guy who manned the phones as well. Although Luke and I had been placed in an eight man dormitory, by the time we went to our bunk beds there were still no other guests that had arrived and so we had it to ourselves.
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