Pretty low key day today. We got up and Erika drove us 3.5 hours to our final destination of Oudtshoorn (pronounced odes-hern ). We drove away from the coast and inland through the mountains. Up until now, the scenery had been green and lush. Right after we went through the mountain passes, the vegetation changed to short shrubbery, some cacti, and the tips of the mountains were sandy instead of grassy. Oudtshoorn is known for it's ostrich farms so everywhere you look, there are souvenirs, lamps, and teapots made out of ostrich eggs. I went to the supermarket called Pick n' Pay and as I was walking down the aisle with the eggs, everything looked normal until I saw the basket of ostrich eggs right next to the chicken eggs. Let me tell you, these things
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