Monday May 27, 2013
Today we woke up hoping for nice weather since we were going on a
photo tour of the Cape peninsula with James Gradwell.
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| Capetown surrounded by ocean and mountains |
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| Signal Mountain |
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| Sugar Protea |
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| Sugarbird |
We then headed south to the
Muizenberg beaches where we were dazzled by the beautiful colors of the bathhouses.
As
we watched the surfers, our guide pointed out the shark spotters up on
the hill. If a shark was spotted a horn was blasted and all smart
surfers quickly made their way to land. I don't think surfing is in my
future!
Next
we made our way to the wharf where we were delighted to watch seals
playing. The water was crystal clear so we were able to watch them
dive, blow bubbles, and frolic. These wild seals looked so healthy
which was a theme I noticed concerning most of the animals on my entire
African trip.
Next stop was the much anticipated visit to the Penguins of
Boulder Beach.
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| Penguin |
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| With Baby Chick |
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| Colony of Penguins |
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| Having fun |
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| Waddle Waddle |
On our way to the most south eastern spot of Africa we passed through the Cape of Good Hope Nature reserve which is now part of the
Table Mountain National Park. We were privileged to see wild Chacma Baboons, Mountain Zebras, and an Ostrich.
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| Baboon and baby |
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| Zebra |
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| Ostrich |
We stopped for some good eats at
Two Oceans Restaurant right on False Bay.
Yummy Oysters three ways.
Beautiful bird trying to steal our left-overs.
By mid afternoon we had reached the most south eastern point in Africa.
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| Cape of Good Hope |
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| Cape of Good Hope |
On our way home we marveled at the shoreline yet could not help but
be reminded of the similarities to the East Coast shore in the United
States.
A inspiring sunset ended this packed day of sights representing the best of this country of South Africa.
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