On Saturday, the team began the day a little later, on account of arriving home late from Friday’s long, adventurous day. Everyone had yet another delicious breakfast, followed by dancing the “Wobble.” Shortly after, we all loaded up into the van and headed out to the Victoria Street Market.

Once at the market, the team split into groups in order to do some shopping. The Victoria St. Market was full of clothing and traditional cultural South African souvenirs. There was a massive variety of items and everyone got huge deals by bargaining with the shop clerks. After buying all that we could get our hands on, we made our way to get lunch.

We had an amazing lunch at Nandos, a restaurant serving a variety of chicken. Nandos was at the Pavillion Mall, located in Downtown Durban. On account of taking unauthorized pictures at the mall, the team was asked to leave. From here, we paid a visit to the Natal Lion Reserve.

Although the Reserve was small, it contained a pride of lions. We became extremely close to the lions and captured breath-taking photos! While capturing picture-perfect moments, the team was able to witness the lions sharing their love and affection with one another. After a great while of lion watching, we made our way to South Beach. Although it was not ideal beach weather, the team took a dip in the clear-watered ocean. We ended the beach visit with a hot cup of coffee on the pier. From swimming to taking pictures, everyone had a blast!

We ended the day with a flawless BBQ- compliments of our host family. Chicken, lamb-chops, pork, and steak were on the menu along with green, tomato, and potato salads on the side. Overall, today was very exciting and fun-filled.