A land where the antelope play.
Cape Point is the place in South Africa where, in theory, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans meet. It ends up that's a bit misleading because the actual point where they meet varies day to day based on the current and water temperatures of both oceans. They can actually measure the point where they actually meet, but why let science get in the way of a good story. Let's just let the meet at Cape Point. :)
A short little climb up to the lighthouse at the top of the hill.
A friendly lizard along the way. Believe it or not with my new camera I bought for this trip I took this photo from about 6 feet away.
The unique plants of South Africa.
Tina getting close to the top.
At the top at last.
Views from the top.
South African birds enjoying the weather.
The bus the took us down to the beach at Cape of Good Hope, and a gazillion people (including Tina) were gathered around the sign.
The it was on to Boulders Park, home of the South African Penguins. But first, a scene along the way.
The first penguin we saw was rather chilled out and laid back.
But then they started to pick up.
A lonely waddler.
You looking at me man?!?!?!?
OK ... so we finally made it to the real party area.
You eat my bugs ... I'll eat yours.
The most beautiful woman viewing the penguins.
A posing penguin.
Don't ask me ... I don't know. And I don't remember what the guide told us it was. It was brown, furry, cute, and love eucalyptus leaves ... and it made it to our blog.
And one final short vid to say goodbye to the penguins.
And finally, for a day that started off at 6:30, by 4:15 that afternoon we made it back to Cape Town to the beautiful Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Anybody who knows us knows how much we love gardens, but this was some of the most splendid gardens we'd ever seen. Started in 1913, they've expanded into the hillside of Table Mountain (more on that tomorrow) and just offer an amazing collection of all sorts of plants and trees.
A tribute to Nelson Mandela ... more on that in the coming days too.
It was on Saturday when we were there and there were a ton of locals out enjoying the great weather and the beautiful gardens.
OK ... so some of them were a bit mischievous with the ducks, but the ducks seems to get along OK.
Other kids were a bit more passive with the wildlife.
A view of the clouded mountains behind the gardens.
And here's a shout out to our granddaughter Kaylyn since it's a Cheetah sculpture. Kaylyn always said as a child she had cheetah blood because she could run so fast. We're supposing if you have cheetah blood as a youngster you've probably got it for life.
One of the most amazing areas of the gardens was the Tree Canopy walkway, which is a walkway suspended 100 feet over the ground at the treetop level. Amazing construction and beauty to this newly added item. Here's the start of the walkway.
Tina making her way along.
Sorry for so many pics, but it was a full full day with a lot to remember. Until next time, so long from South Africa.
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