Today was an AMAZING day! We went on an incredible tour of the Cape. We drove all along the coast and our guide was great. We made numerous stops along the way. We stopped at this really great Wharf. We did a little shopping, and I mean very little because I am not at all comfortable with bartering...and that's what you do there. But we got to see seals and I got to pet a seal! The seal in the picture, is 45 years old and the man in the picture has been buddies with him for 20 years. He feeds the seal fish and allows people to pet and take pictures with him, for a donation into his basket.
We also went to Cape of Good Hope, and into the Table Mountain National Park. There we saw baboons, springboks, and wild ostrich. We were able to get about 4 feet from the baboons. I guess we saw about a dozen of them. They get aggressive with food and everyone was warned not to have food on you or leave your car open. We stopped in one area and everyone got out to take pictures of a baboon that had made himself comfortable on the hood of someone's car and although we shut the van doors, someone left a large sliding window open....the baboon started jogging towards the van and our driver had to start moving until one of us could jump into the moving van and shut the window. The place was incredibly beautiful.....maybe breathtaking is a better word. It's hard to believe that all this beauty lies so close to the beyond belief poverty stricken townships.
After we left the National Park we headed along the coast and saw numerous beaches, saw one of the prisons that held Nelson Mandela for two years before he went to Robben Island and then headed to my favorite part of the day.....The Boulders!! This is where the penguins are. We were able to get so close to them! They were so cute and didn't seem to mind us there at all.
It was a long day.....between the wind and the sunburn....I'm pretty worn out. Tomorrow will be a relaxing day at homebase with maybe a small walk into town.
2 comments:
Hi Rhonda! The scenery is absolutely gorgeous. Penguins! Whoda thunkit? It's a nice change from the sad conditions you see during the week. I can't tell you how much I admire what you are doing! Keep up the amazing work. I think about you daily and am sending hugs and prayers. Miss ya, luv ya! Valerie
Hey girl! The pictures I know don't do justice. I can only imagine. I love reading the journals. You are one incredible person. Thank you for being who you are and what you are doing!! Did you forget the sunscreen? Oops. Hopefully you are using it now or did get some. Sure hope you got the off day you where hoping for. God Bless my friend and take care. Miss you!! Luv MO
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