Archive for September 13th, 2011
We’ve done really well on penguins on this trip! Â Yellow-eyed penguins here and here, and hundreds of Magellanic and Gentoo penguins here. Â We hadn’t had enough though and continued our trip from Cape Town with a stop at Boulders to see a colony of African Penguins. Â It was a good time of year to be there because the babies were not finished molting and still had big hunks of fuzz. Â They were adorable. Â We also loved seeing the penguins surf in on the waves and waddle up the beach. Â This is a really good spot for viewing penguins because after you pay your entry fee you can walk along boardwalks that get you right up close to the penguins. Â There are lots of great photo opportunities!
The day after we went up table mountain, we had another beautifully clear one – perfect for exploring Cape Peninsula, the bit of land that juts out to the south of Cape Town into the Atlantic. Â Many people think that this peninsula is the southernmost tip of South Africa, but it isn’t, so you aren’t able to touch the Indian Ocean from anywhere near Cape Town. Â We rented a car (thanks for driving, Hazel!) and started off along the coast.