The Wilds of Life

I forgot to tell you about my trip to Cape Point on Sunday. Some of the people I met at the braai on Friday invited me to go with them to Cape Point. On the way there, they were asking what I wanted to see in SA while I’m here and what I’ve seen already. I haven’t seen much yet, but the two things I really want to do are A) see penguins, and B) hike Table Mountain. So we went to Boulder beach on the way there to see all the penguins. Penguins are the most wonderful creatures on Earth…except for the biting. They were chasing each other around and splashing in the water in acts of utter cuteness. I also learned that they lose a lot of penguins when it’s hot out because they don’t know enough to just go into the water when they’re hot. Proof that nature says you can’t be both cute and smart at the same time…


As fantastic as the penguins were, seeing a man get chased by a baboon was possibly better. See baboons are like the seagulls of SA…except there are seagulls here, too. But what I mean is that if they see food, they’re going for it. So, this one baboon was chilling on the roof of a car and a man walks past thinking to himself, “Neat! Wildlife!” because most tourists think in one word sentences (I say that as if I’m not one, but I was guilty of holding a camera myself). Unfortunately, for the man he was holding a delicious looking empty pop bottle, which the baboon went straight for. This caused the man great distress and he proceeded to run around with his pelvis out to ensure it remained as far from the baboon as flexibility permitted. Needless to say I was extra stealthy getting into the car with my full water bottle as there was a baboon sitting on the car next to ours.


In other news, I’m getting an office mate today. I’m so excited, I love potential new friends!