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Hermanus, South Africa
Hermanus, Cape Town, South Africa
Hermanus is a delightfully pretty seaside town, only an hour and half from Cape Town, which is sandwiched between the coastline of Walker Bay and a high mountain range afew kms inland.
Regarded by WWF as being one of the world's best locations to watch Whales it holds the annual Whale Festival …
Down the Garden Path
... and wondering how it would survive the next few weeks. We then moved onto Hermanus hopeful to spot some late season straggling whales. We hot trotted it straight down to the harbour in search of the infamous whale crier, a dude with a giant horn which he blows every time a big fish is spotted. We got lucky! The southern righties were in town and in a particularity playful mood. The gorgeous cliff ...
Baboons instead of sharks
... a large bird of prey was in the process of killing its dinner, but on descending the mountain I was greeted by baboon wardens. Apparently the noises I had heard were baboons fighting or a male getting its leg over. Just as the baboon warden was completing his explanation a baboon appeared from the foliage, as if on call to confirm his statements.
I would later discover that people believe that baboon wardens exist ...
Shark Diving in Gansbaai
... It was a nice DVD, but wow, $45 dollars? I guess there is one born every minute.
After our lunch, Lyndi and I said goodbye to our single-serving friends, hopped in Sparky and headed off to our next destination. We were happy, full and felt fulfilled in our shark viewing endeavor, so how could we one-up this awesome excursion? Well I’ll let Lyndi be the architect of that story, and I must say, what a fine story it will ...
A whale of a time
9:00 Leave for Hermanus to go whale watching. On the way we stop off at Betties Bay where a small African Penguin colony is situated.
13:00 Arrive at Hermanus backpackers. Ash, Leah, Kylie and I decide to give the boat ride a miss and rather grab some lunch and try to see whales from the coast. Before we even ...
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