Queens Hotel Oudtshoorn
Baron van Reede Street Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, 6625 , South Africa
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Red Flags...
... a screwdriver. I walked up to him '(who the hell knows why?!?)' and asked him if the dive was on - he said yes and we sent you a text message last night but I can't get the door open so I will need a minute to break into the office...alarms ringing all around the building" Hahah! I completely started laughing... if they have to break into the office to run the operation I knew we didn't need anymore 'red flags' for the day...We were glad we ...
What's gotten into me?
... we had to come up with strategies on how to get through. It was great fun though!
Lastly, on our agenda, was the Cango Wildlife Ranch. There we went on a tour where we saw flamingoes, pigmy hippos, crocodiles, and reptiles. A great part of the tour was seeing the lions, tigers, cheetahs, and leopards. I’m proud to report I can finally tell the difference between a cheetah and a leopard after this tour, as well! But, ...
Mountains, Ostriches, & Desert
... an incredible gorge followed by four magnificent passes, and then continued up into the mountains. Our day brought us a dramatic change in scenery: we started with mountains and coastline; as we neared the town of Oudtshoorn, we were suddenly surrounded by mountains, ostriches, and a semi-desert climate. New scenery, a new province, and new wildlife to explore -- bring on Oudtshoorn!
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Ostriches, ostriches, ostriches
... liefst tussen 65 tot 70 jaar worden. Op deze farm was er zelfs een struisvogel die de respectabele leeftijd 85 had bereikt, damn! (Daar kan je jaloers op worden).
- Ze hebben hun hele leven maar één partner en zijn bereid om ook de kleintjes van andere struisvogels te beschermen en verzorgen.
- Een struisvogel ei heeft volume van 24 kippeneieren en een kuiken doet er ongeveer 12 uur om uit het ei te komen.
Nou, wij gingen ...
The Ostrich Capital of the World
... flung off. Due to the fact that it was unbearably hot (38 degrees C), only a few people could ride the ostriches that day. So Liz graciously declined being one of the select few and was instantly relieved. ;).
We learned how strong ostrich shells are when Lew stood on a nest of them without breaking any. Interesting, but it kind of ruins the saying "walking on egg shells" for ...



