This morning, we got to sleep in, which was really refreshing! My roommates (Darby, Madeline, and Megan) and I got up at about 9 to get ready and then we went to met with everyone in the downstairs lobby of our apartments at 10:00. We all piled into the bus and headed to the first stop, Boulders, where we saw African Penguins!! We walked down a boardwalk that allowed for us to get so close to them (almost touching distance!) They were so fun to watch. They waddled around in groups of 3 and 4 up and down rocks and frolicked in the sand. I wanted to just pick one up and carry it back to the bus with me! They seem like such happy animals and I love that they look like they’re always ready to party wearing their permanent tuxedos. After we snapped lots of pics with them, we all got back on the bus to head to the Cape of Good Hope. We were given sack-lunches to eat on the bus ride because we were informed that if we ate food, or even carried it in our backpacks once we got to the Cape of Good Hope, baboons would attack us! What!? Yes, wild baboons just roam down the streets and are apparently very forceful and extremely dangerous when it comes to a battle for food. Definitely didn’t want to risk loosing my face over a turkey sandwich.
After about a 45 minute swervey and bumby ride, we arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. Oh and may I add that as we pulled in, we saw a pack of baboons and OSTRICHES just taking an afternoon stroll beside the road. So crazy! We were all so shocked to see the wild life truly at its finest. We all got off the bus and scattered around the landscaping. Some of us climbed to the top of the rocks and others stayed near the water. The scenery, the ocean (Indian AND Atlantic all in one eye’s view!), the rocks, the sky, the plants….everything was so surreal! Its so incredible that mountains so tall can stand next to an ocean so deep! We could see for miles and miles all the way to the horizon. We took lots and lots of pictures! Some of us being dare-devils walked out on pointy risky rocks and some of us hung out on the baby pebbles at the bottom. The view was absolutely beautiful, incredible, breath-taking, unbelievable, wonderful, amazing, gorgeous… Can I just say that God was totally on his A-game when he created this place!
We headed back to the bus after exploring for about an hour and a half and then drove on to Cape Point (another southern-most point of Africa). Here we hiked up to the lighthouse that is a landmark to ships looking to make the curve around the tip of the continent! Once again, took lots of pics, and then stopped for a Coca-Cola classic and some bonding time at a little café on the way down from lighthouse. (Had to be on the look-out to make sure the baboons didn’t sneak up on us…seriously though.)
The bus ride home was kinda a long one. About 2 hours. I put those 2 hours to use and rested my eyeballs. What a day, what a day! Right now I’m topping it off with watching the most prettiest sunset on our balcony with my roommate and best friend, Megan Lentz. I am so beyond blessed and am having literally the time of my life! Life is so good!
AnnaBeth Vice
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