Sea day

We were able to leave Cape Town about midnight so we are now heading toward Namibia. The sea has been a bit rough since we are at the intersection of the Agulhas and the Benguela currents. Due to the delay in Cape Town we will not be able to go to Luderitz but will stop at Walvis Bay, Namibia.

The animal for the day is the.springbok, an antelope fouund in south and southwest Africa. They have the peculiar habit of pronking, in which the springbok performs multiple leaps into the air, up to 2 m (6.6 ft) above the ground, in a stiff-legged posture, with the back bowed and the white flap lifted. Primarily a browser, the springbok feeds on shrubs and succulents; this antelope can live without drinking water for years, meeting its requirements through eating succulent vegetation.Leggi altro