Blogs from Boulders Beach, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 2

This was to be the first day that we had no accommodation booked and also no decision made as to where we end up. We knew we needed to be near the wine region in 2 days but decided that we should get there early to at least give us a chance of tasting some. Jill got on the phone at our first petrol stop and booked the first B&B we thought we could reach in a day. The petrol stops were great fun; imagine 4 or 5 lads all dressed like formula 1 pit crews all vying for your attention to drive up to their pump arms waving and all smiling like mad men. They went around the car cleaning all the windows whilst the fuel at about 40p a litre filled up. The 550 ... read more

url='/Videos/2948.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2948.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'March of the Penguins After getting up following a proper lie in we learnt some local language from our room mates. We are, however, unable to remember a word of it!!! We set off on our second adventure in Cara Corsa at around midday. We had a third travelling companion in the form of Pam, a fellow i-to-i'er and Chill and Surf resident, as we drove east towards Fish hoek. Our first stopping off point was Simon's Town...Boulders Beach to be more specific!!! As we paid our entrance fee and wandered along the wooden walkway, nothing could have prepared us for the magnificent sight of hundreds of African (Jackass) penguins. After a lot of aahhh'ing and even more photos we came away having only smuggled the odd bird into our bags!!! After a bite ... read more

Hey guys, just a quick note and some pics... we did the cape peninsula tour today and it was stunning. I've never seen so many mountains, valleys, beaches, and wild animals! Today I saw, in the wild, an ostrich, some zebra, baboons, african penguins (super cute oh my god!) and assorted lizards and birds. What a cool place! And it was warm today with a strong sun so now my face is a little "tanned" :o) Anyway, enjoy these pics, i'll put up more later but internet cafe is so slow it takes sooo long to upload pics. Janine... read more