No, I have not been eaten by a lion, but my blogging seems to have to be on the back burner now. We have gone into the wilds of Africa, and despite my (informed) assumption that internet is widely available this is actually not so. Today we are passing ..through Springbok on our way to Namibia, and it is the last chance for internet for the next few days.
Our last day in Capetown was filled with a trip South of the city to Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. The latter is a spectacular jagged point, jutting out into the sea, accessible by funicular. Highlights were cormorants nesting on cliffs, ostriches scrounging for kelp on the shore, and charming penguins frolicking on Boulders Beach.
We are on a privately organised photo tour. There are fifteen of us, which is a very good number, and we are on a reasonably comfortable bus and are able to ask to stop wherever we wish.
The last few days have been taken up with Namaqualand and the spring flowers. They are absolutely stunning. More than you can imagine.
Because of this little internet cafe with people lined up to use the computer I am only able to post a few images of the thousand or so I have taken, and I haven't even been able to choose them properly. Nevertheless, believe me that this is a fantastic part of the world.
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| Ostrich scrounging for kelp |
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| Penguins scrambling in to shore |
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| Some of the flower fields in Namaqualand |
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| A seal in Hout Bay, Capetown |
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| Springbok grazing in the flower fields |
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| These charming weaver birds literally weave their grass nests |
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