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Monday, May 29, 2006

Day 25 - Hluhluwe

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Day 24 - Hluhluwe at night

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Day 21 - Sacred pool

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Day 20 - Hole in the Wall

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Day 19 - Xhosa village

Monday, May 22, 2006

Day 18 - Port Elizabeth to Coffee Bay

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Day 17 - Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Day 16 - Victoria & Albert Waterfront

Friday, May 19, 2006

Day 15 - Seals & penguins

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Day 13 - Strike

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Day 11 - Bo-Kaap

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Day 10 - Seapoint

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Day 7 - Workshop

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Day 6 - Cape Town castle

Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Day 4 - Long Street

Sunday, May 7, 2006

Day 3 - Public meeting

Saturday, May 6, 2006

Day 2 - Kapstadt

Friday, May 5, 2006

Day 15 - Seals & penguins

We went on a day trip to Cape Peninsula.

The first stop was Hout Bay - a little fishing village with a small island covered with seals nearby (called, quite surprisingly, Seal Island). Seals are fat and lazy, but cute.

We then proceeded to Simons Town, a Victorian seaside village on the False Bay (eastern part of the peninsula), but didn't stay there long. Note to myself - go back when the weather is good. Instead, we went straight to Boulder's beach that hosts a small (the only??) colony of African Jackass Penguin in South Africa.

If I understood the guide correctly, the penguins only came there in the 1980s. I could only imagine the feelings of a local resident when one nice morning he comes out of his beachfront house in Africa and sees a penguin.

Penguins are hillarious - and they are tiny. They don't really look like birds - more like bizzare midget creatures. A seagull has been bothering them while we were there as it was bigger than most of them.

Our next stop was the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, a part of Cape Floral Region which has recently been added to the list of World Heritage Sites by Unesco. Going back there for sure - next time with a tripod.

We finally made it to the end of the continent, Cape Point, in the early afternoon. It was drizzling from time to time, but to make up for the cloudy weather we got to play with a rainbow.

apete said on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 9:10 PM about Balloons

and recycle bins.

apete said on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 9:10 PM about This one has retired

I think that was Steamboat Willies!

apete said on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 9:11 PM about Seal island

Is that penguin lost?

apete said on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 9:14 PM about Rainbow and me

THERE'S A RAINBOW GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD!!!!

srah said on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 10:35 PM about Looks evil

Cute!

srah said on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 10:36 PM about Romantic...

I love them!

srah said on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 10:36 PM about They look comfortable

Lumpy lumpy slugs!

srah said on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 10:36 PM about Seal island

Neat! He thinks he's a seal!

Noor said on Thursday, June 8, 2006 at 9:51 AM about Looks evil

he's kind of cute . . . in that don't come near me or I'll spray you with something nasty kind of way.

Noor said on Thursday, June 8, 2006 at 9:54 AM about Rainbow and me

not only is it going through your head, it is coming out of your ear!

Hout Bay Boats Balloons
This one has retired Seal island Seals resting
They look comfortable More seals Houses
Beachfront property On my way! Talking
It's a bird Going home Chilling
Enjoying the view Tired of each other? Romantic...
Nest The colony African bush
Acacia tree Striking Silver
Just a view Another view Tracey taking notes
Red flower After the rain The cross
The most gorgeous place ever The end of the continent Another most gorgeous place ever
Dead but beautiful Lizard Tracey with random people
A wave This is real Tracey again
Grassy rocks Another lizard Rio is so close!
Black bird Yet another beautiful view Rainbow
Rainbow and me The other half... Rock dassie
Looks evil Waiting to turn into an elephant