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Overlanding Through Africa
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  • Mark Wade

Overlanding Through Africa

This is the big one - the trip we have been planning since before the pandemic! We will be overlanding from South Africa 🇿🇦 to Kenya 🇰🇪 passing through 9 other countries and taking four months. Leggi altro
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    Cape Point Lighthouse

    13 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 17 °C

    After lunch, we got back on the bus for the 20-minute drive to the Cape of Good Hope National Park. Despite the gloomy day, the beauty of the park was immediately apparent. Rico explained to us about the flora and fauna found in the park. During our time there, we were lucky enough to see most of the large animals that it is possible to see. These are eland, the largest antelope in South Africa, ostriches, and baboons. We saw three female ostriches on the road in front of the bus, and then the unusual sight of a male and female on the beach with the sea crashing behind them! We saw this from a moving bus, so were not able to get clear photos.

    In the park, we stopped at the Cape Point lighthouse. It was a fifteen-minute walk up to the lighthouse itself, but because of the bad weather, we opted to take the funicular. At the top, it was incredibly windy!! I didn’t feel at all safe as we peered over the cliff to take pictures! There is a weather station up there. Studies have shown that the air here is the purest of anywhere on the planet. Scientists believe that this is due in part to its proximity to Antarctica. We didn’t notice any particular difference!!    Leggi altro

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    Cape of Good Hope

    13 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 17 °C

    Back on the ground, we had the choice of a fifty-minute hike over slippery rocks to the Cape of Good Hope, or we could go on the bus. Only four people chose to walk!

    The wind at the Cape of Good Hope almost blew us off our feet, but we have the photo to show that we made it to the most south-westerly tip of the African continent. Many think that it is the most southerly tip, but as we know, that is at Cape Aghulas, 150 kilometres away!

    After visiting the cape, we returned to the city. We had had an enjoyable day, despite the weather. We walked back to the hotel, calling at Spar on the way to pick up some cheese and wine.    Leggi altro

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    A trip to the cinema

    14 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    It was a stormy night with strong winds whistling all around us. This morning, it was very wet, but we were in no rush to go anywhere. We got chatting to a South African lady over breakfast. She is living here while she waits for her new house to be ready. We then spent the morning catching up with posts and then had kedgeree for lunch before venturing out to the cinema.

    We took an Uber to the cinema as it would have been a 50-minute walk in the rain. Unbelievably, this was the first time we had ever used Uber! I’ve had the app installed for ages, but have never needed to use it! Anyway, today we took an Uber there and another one back. It worked like a dream, so I guess it won’t be the last time we use it. Welcome to the 21st century!!

    The film this afternoon wasn’t as important to us as the cinema itself. We had been recommended it by René and several other people. The Labia Theatre opened in 1949. It has changed little since. It was built in the Art Deco style and has a lovely garden where, when the weather is good, you can sit and enjoy a drink and a snack before seeing a movie. Inside, there is a bar. You are allowed to take your drinks into the cinema. Mark asked for a red wine (they had five different varietals on offer!). The lady asked if he’d like a single or a double! This was a first! Naturally, he asked for a double. He got about a pint of pinotage, which got him through the film quite well!!

    There is a popcorn kiosk. You buy the popcorn plain, and then add your own flavourings from shakers supplied – you can choose from butter, chilli, sugar, salt, spice, salt and vinegar, lemon, chocolate, or coffee!

    The theatre has four screens. The one we were in was tiny and decorated with very old-fashioned curtains! Throughout the foyer, there were posters from the golden age of cinema. The atmosphere was very nostalgic. The whole experience was memorable. It was a really enjoyable afternoon. The film, About my Father starring Robert de Niro, was OK, too 😊!

    Before going back to the hotel, we popped in to Spar to get some bread to go with cheese this evening.    Leggi altro

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    Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art

    15 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    It poured with rain all night, and the forecast for today wasn’t too clever, but we decided to venture out anyway. It wasn’t cold – just very cloudy and drizzly. We walked down to the waterfront and revisited the exhibition at the Nelson Mandela Gateway, which we didn’t have time to look around when we went to Robben Island the other day. It was very interesting. We learnt a lot more about the life of Robert Sobukwe, whose story we heard on the island.

    From the exhibition, we walked through to the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA). The museum is located in the Grain Silo Complex, which also includes a hotel, a shopping centre, and a number of restaurants. At one time, the original building was the second-tallest building on the continent of Africa, second only to the Great Pyramid in Egypt. It consisted of forty-two 33-metre high concrete tubes, each with a diameter of 5.5 metres. Internationally acclaimed designer Thomas Heatherwick and his innovative team of architects were given the task of reimagining the building. Their brief was to pay tribute to the original industrial design while creating an inspirational exhibition space suitable to house the most significant collection of art from Africa and its diaspora that had ever been seen. No mean feat!

    But, this is exactly what has been achieved!! The first impression when you enter the building is jaw-dropping! Visitors can clearly see the history of the building, at the same time appreciating the space as a backdrop for the art on display. To me, it had the same feel as the repurposed Battersea Power Station we visited recently.    Leggi altro

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    'When we see us' exhibition

    15 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    There are exhibitions on several floors at all times. From what we saw today, we were most taken with the ‘When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting’. This collection of over 200 works of art from 26 countries, most of them paintings, represents black subjects immortalised by black artists. The exhibition is divided into several categories including ‘The Everyday’, ‘Joy and Revelry’, ‘Sensuality’, ‘Spirituality’, and ‘Triumph and Emancipation’. The works made me smile, got me thinking, and some even moved me to tears. That’s what I believe art should do.Leggi altro

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    Makers Landing

    15 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 17 °C

    From the gallery, we walked over to Makers Landing at the Cruise Terminal. This collection of food shops and restaurants had a very good write up on a blog I was reading, but most of it appeared to be closed or not really finished, so we didn’t linger. Instead, we retraced our footsteps to the waterfront and went to Quay Four for a light lunch. The sun had come out and, whilst it wasn’t warm enough to sit outside, it was really pleasant inside watching the boats going about their business in the harbour. Mark had mussels and I had very tasty homemade fishcakes.

    We then popped in to Pick and Pay to buy spreadable butter (they don’t sell it in Spar) and found ourselves some very heavily discounted brie and parmesan cheeses. Result! We managed to get home in the dry.

    Back at the hotel, Mark did the laundry while I wrote and posted on social media. We had pasta bolognaise for dinner and spent the evening planning the rest of the time we have in Cape Town.    Leggi altro

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    Youth Day in Sea Point

    16 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    Today was a public holiday in South Africa. It was Youth Day, established to remember the Soweto Uprising on June 16th 1976 when police opened fire on unarmed students protesting about being taught in Afrikaans. 13-year-old Hector Pieterson was one of up to 700 people killed that day. We visited the museum named after him when we were in Soweto a few weeks ago.

    We walked up to Sea Point where there was a market and music festival to mark Youth Day. To be honest, there were not many stalls, but we did stop and listen to a band doing REM covers. They were pretty good. We visited the permanent MOJO food market for a drink and a snack. The music in there was far too loud, but we did watch some of the first day of the Ashes match at Edgbaston!

    Later, we walked back along the prom to our hotel. We got very wet at one stage when a wave came crashing over the sea defences!    Leggi altro

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    A walk around Bo-Kaap

    18 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    The forecast for yesterday was for non-stop rain, so we decided against going to the market as we’d planned. Instead, we took the washing to the laundry, picked up some groceries in Spar, and spent the day following the cricket and catching up with writing.

    This morning, it was looking much brighter, so we walked🚶‍♂️to the City Sightseeing office in Long Street to join the 10am walking tour around the Bo Kaap district. There were 3 of us - Mark and I, and a girl from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 who lives in Kent!

    Bo Kaap (meaning ‘above the Cape’ in Afrikaans) is an area of Cape Town famous today for its brightly painted houses and cobblestoned streets, the subject of many an Instagram post.

    The area was originally known as the Malay Quarter because it was settled by skilled craftsmen brought over from Malaysia and Indonesia as slaves by Jan de Waal in the 1760s. Most of these people were Muslim, and they established the first mosques in South Africa, including the very first one, Auwal Mosque, built in Dorp Street in 1794. Later, these settlers were joined by workers of different ethnicities, including Indians, non-Muslim Coloureds, Filipinos, Africans, Portuguese, and Italians. Everyone lived happily together in this multi-cultural neighbourhood.

    During apartheid, Bo Kaap was designated a racially segregated district. Unlike nearby District Six, however, the area was not bulldozed. Non-Malay residents were forcibly removed, though, in accordance with the Group Areas Act. This was due to the actions of I D du Plessis, an apartheid government official who was sympathetic to the original inhabitants of Bo Kaap and wanted to preserve the Malay character of the area.

    Since the end of apartheid in 1994, the area is once again home to many different nationalities. However, over half of the residents are still Muslim, and the district remains the centre of Malay culture in Cape Town. The brightly-coloured paints used on the houses are said to be the result of a spontaneous expression of freedom following the relaxation of apartheid laws, meaning that residents could own their own homes for the first time.    Leggi altro

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    The walk continues

    18 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    The walk was very interesting. Because it was Sunday, there was a lady on the street selling chilli bites, chicken and beef samosas, and koeksisters, sweet, spicy doughnuts coated in sugar syrup and sprinkled with desiccated coconut. We tried them all – they were all delicious!! We also went in to Atlas, a spice emporium that has been in business for generations. They import the spices themselves and package them up in to smaller quantities, meaning that their prices are considerably cheaper than elsewhere. We stocked up on Bombay mix, nuts, and dried fruits for our snack bag!Leggi altro

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    Castle of Good Hope

    18 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    After the walk, the sun was still shining, so we decided to walk down to the Castle of Good Hope, known locally as simply ‘The Castle’ or ‘Cape Town Castle’. It hadn’t featured on any of the ‘Best Things to do in Cape Town’ articles I had read, so we had few expectations, imagining a ruin behind the walls we could see from the road. How wrong we were! It is a complete, sympathetically restored fort, with plenty to keep us occupied for a couple of hours. Indeed, we discovered that it is considered the best preserved example of a Dutch East India Company fort.

    When the castle was first built by the Dutch East India Company between 1666 and 1679, it was located on the coast of Table Bay. Due to land reclamation schemes, it is now located inland.

    The Dutch built the fort as a result of growing tensions between them and the British. There were rumours of war, and they wanted to protect their successful replenishment station in the Cape. They decided to build a pentagonal fortress out of stone. It was a huge complex, housing a church, bakery, various workshops, living quarters, shops, and cells. The yellow paint still seen on the walls was originally chosen because it lessened the effect of heat and the sun. A wall, built to protect citizens in case of an attack, divides the inner courtyard from the outer one. The grand living quarters of the fort’s first governor, Simon van der Stel, are built against this wall. The house was completed in 1695 and includes three dining rooms, three elaborate bedrooms, offices, kitchens, and extensive wine cellars. There is even an elaborate pool in the grounds!

    The British captured the fort in 1806 and made many changes over the following decades, including filling in the swimming pool! However, when the restoration work was done in the 1980s, the castle was largely returned to how it would have looked when it was first built.    Leggi altro

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    The Museum of African Heritage

    18 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    Within the walls of the Castle of Good Hope, there is a strange but fascinating museum! The Museum of African Heritage is a bizarre eclectic collection of objects representing the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities of Cape Town, as well as the geographical areas of District Six and Bo Kaap. There is also a nod to the music 🎶 and festivals of the people of the Cape. The final room has items relating to the apartheid era and its aftermath. It was interesting to browse the exhibits, but we were probably left with more questions than answers! 😀Leggi altro

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    Lunch and a walk back to Green Point

    18 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    After visiting the castle, we went to get a bite to eat. There were not many places open as it was a Sunday. We ended up in a branch of Tigers Milk. They are all over the city and get consistently good reviews. All I can say is that we won’t be going again! Mark’s beer was off, and when we complained, they argued that it tasted as it should! All the food we ordered was very greasy. The only high point was Mark being given a boxed pen and pencil set as a gift for Fathers’ Day, despite us telling them that we had no children! They said his role as godfather to our nieces was good enough! 😂

    Later, we walked back to the hotel, arriving home just as the heavens opened! We had chicken with African braii rub, new potatoes, and salad for dinner – a vast improvement on lunch! During the evening, we had a message from Lyn with an update about Elaine. They are still hoping to see us while we’re in Cape Town. We left it with them.    Leggi altro

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    Cape Malay Cooking Class

    19 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    After all the walking we did yesterday, we decided to get an Uber to take us to Bo Kaap for our cooking class this morning. Our guide on the walk yesterday had pointed out the cooking school to us, so we thought we knew exactly where we were going. It turned out that there’s more than one place to learn about Cape Malay cooking in Bo Kaap and we were at the wrong one! No drama. Once we realised, we went around the corner to the correct house and met Faldela, our host and teacher.

    Faldela had done a lot of the prep for us, so we didn’t have a lot to do. However, we still enjoyed the lesson and picked up some great tips, especially about the spice blend to use in a Malay curry, how to fold a samosa, and how to make the best roti. Once we’d cooked, we got to eat the results for lunch. We had chicken, corn, and spinach samosas, and chilli bites to start. Both were served with a tomato salsa which had apricot jam added to the recipe – delicious! We had guava juice to drink. The main course was chicken and potato curry with roti. To finish, we had koeksisters (same as yesterday) with rooibos tea. Everything tasted really good! Faldela gave us all the recipes to take home, so we’ve got no excuse not to recreate the dishes at home 😊😋.    Leggi altro

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    Bo-Kaap Museum

    19 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 13 °C

    After lunch, we had time to visit the Bo Kaap Museum down the road before going to see the film we had booked. The museum was only small with a few poorly-displayed and labelled exhibits, so we didn’t stay long.Leggi altro

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    A second trip to the Labia Theater

    19 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    We walked up the the Labia Theatre in plenty of time to see Greatest Days, the newly-released film of the Take That musical. It isn’t the best movie we’ve ever seen, but it was enjoyable enough!

    We took an Uber back to the hotel after the film and had a panic moment when Mark realised he’d left his phone on the back seat! Fortunately, we caught up with him in the Spar car park next door and got it back! In the hotel, they told us that we had no hot water in our room and offered us a change of room. We didn’t fancy moving, so said we would manage for now. Hopefully, they will get it fixed tomorrow.    Leggi altro

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    Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

    22 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    After a couple of days in the hotel writing (I published my first blog post in over two years – where did that time go??), doing laundry, sorting out our bags ready for moving on, and a whole load of other stuff, today promised to be a glorious day, so we went off on the first of our second two-day City Sightseeing adventure. We were organised early and were at the waterfront ready to catch the first blue bus of the day which was leaving at 9am.

    We stayed on the bus until we reached Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden, which is recognised as one of the great gardens of the world. Set against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain, few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of its backdrop. Kirstenbosch places a strong emphasis on the cultivation of indigenous plants. When the garden was founded in 1913 to preserve the flora native to South Africa’s territory, it was the first botanical garden in the world with this ethos, at a time when invasive species were not considered an ecological and environmental problem. Today, there are non-native trees and shrubs in the garden which were introduced before Kirstenbosch was established, but, as these die off naturally, they will not be replaced. Staff estimate that by 2040, the gardens will be stocked with almost 100% indigenous plants.

    We arrived at the gardens just in time for the 10am guided walk. Our guide was Pam, originally from Plymouth, Devon, who has been resident in South Africa for most of her life, and who has been visiting Kirstenbosch since her children were babies over 50 years ago. She has been leading walks on Thursdays for more than 20 years, and regularly hikes in the 1300 acres that make up the gardens purely for her own pleasure. Her passion for Kirstenbosch was immediately apparent. Her enthusiasm for the history, geology, and botany of the place was infectious. The scheduled 90-minute walk became two hours without any of us realising, and only ended then because she had another tour starting at 12!! We all learned so much from Pam as she pointed out her favourite plants, birds, and places to sit at different times of the day. I wish everyone could spend a few hours with her!

    The gardens are absolutely stunning! Despite being there in winter, there was still plenty of colour to be seen, not least in the early blooming of King Proteas, the national flower of South Africa. On such a sunny day, the gardens were also full of birds, including plenty of sunbirds. The emerald-green Malachite Sunbirds were particularly striking, although very difficult to photograph as they move so quickly! The views from the higher slopes of the garden were amazing. A highlight of our visit was to walk across the tree canopy bridge which was opened in 2013 to commemorate the centenary of Kirstenbosch gardens.

    We thoroughly enjoyed our time in the gardens. We would have loved to stay longer, but some wine-tasting was waiting for us!    Leggi altro

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    Lunch at Groot Constantia Wine Estate

    22 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    We caught the blue route bus and stayed on it for just one stop before transferring to the purple wine route bus. This took us right into the magnificent Groot Constantia wine estate with its views across the vineyards to Cape Town and the ocean beyond. The brilliant white manor house looked spectacular in the sunshine! Before tasting the wine, we decided we should have a bite to eat, so we found an outside table and ordered a cheese platter to share. Mark had a small carafe of pinotage, and I decided to break my non-drinking habit and ordered one of rosé. It was all delicious, and the perfect way to start our afternoon.Leggi altro

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    A spot of wine tasting

    22 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    After lunch, we began the tourist route with a guided walk through the production and maturation facility. Our guide was very knowledgeable and appreciated that we were asking intelligent questions as we were going round. It was just Mark and I and a couple from Massachusetts. The guide said she normally gets through the tour in about 30 minutes because most people just want to taste the wine! Our tour lasted close to an hour!

    Founded in 1685 by Simon van der Stel, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, Groot Constantia is the oldest vineyard in South Africa. Van der Stel built the manor house on the estate. It later burnt down, but it has been fully restored, so the house you see when you visit today is pretty much as he designed it. He imported vines from Europe and started producing wine. After his death in 1712, the estate was broken up and sold in three parts – Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia, and Bergvliet. All three remain successful wine producers today.

    In 1779, Groot Constantia was sold to the Cloete family who owned it for the next century. They extended and improved the vineyards and added a cellar. Under their tenure, Groot Constantia wines gained an international reputation for quality. Their customers included French royalty, Charles Dickens, and Jane Austen. Their Constantia dessert wine was considered to be the best in the world.

    In 1993, the estate passed into the ownership of the Groot Constantia Trust. They continue to produce high-quality wines, particularly reds. Their flagship pinotage wins international awards every year, as do their Gouverneur’s Reserve blended red and white. In 2003, they began production of a Constantia dessert wine, called Grand Constance, for the first time since the 1880s.

    At the tasting after the tour, our guide invited us to taste the reserves and the dessert wine, as well as five varietals that were included in the price of our ticket. All of them were exceptionally good. It was a real treat! We didn’t buy any as they were all a bit out of our price range, but we were given the tasting glasses to take away with us. The whole visit cost us less than £5 each – fantastic value for a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon.    Leggi altro

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    Dinner at the V&A Waterfront

    22 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

    After the visit, we returned on the purple route to pick up the blue route back to the waterfront. The scenery along the coast road is stunning and we were glad to be able to see it again in the sunshine.

    At the waterfront, we picked a restaurant for dinner. We decided to treat ourselves and had two courses and wine, something we don’t do very often when we’re travelling. Mark had carpaccio of beef to start and I had smoked salmon with an onion and coriander dressing. For mains, it was skewered prawns in chilli and garlic for Mark, and chicken vol-au-vent for me – very retro! All the food was delicious and the service was impeccable. The perfect ending to a pretty special day!!    Leggi altro

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    A windy morning in Hout Bay

    23 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    We were up early again this morning for our last sightseeing day in Cape Town. Sadly, the weather was much colder and cloudier than yesterday, but, undeterred, we walked down to the waterfront and caught the first blue route bus of the day. This time, we stayed on the bus until we reached Hout Bay. This fishing port, with its lovely white sandy beach and array of restaurants and gift shops, must be heaving in the summer. Today, it was blowing a gale when we got off the bus! There were still tourists around, though, and our pre-booked boat trip to Duiker Island (aka Seal Island) was still running despite the wind.Leggi altro

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    A boat trip to Duiker Island

    23 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    The trip out to the island was relatively smooth. The sea was still calm following yesterday’s good weather. We sat inside until we reached the island, where we ventured out on deck to photograph the seals. It is illegal to step on to the island which is a Cape Fur Seal and bird sanctuary. As well as the seals, the island is home to Cape Cormorant, Black Back Gulls, Bank Cormorant, Kelp Gulls, and Hartlaub Gulls.

    The vast majority of the Cape Fur Seals found on Duiker Island are males waiting out their time until they reach breeding age, which happens between 8 and 12 years, depending on their size. The island is not a breeding colony as the sea can get very rough and the pups would get swept away and drown.

    Duiker Island is most densely populated between January and March which is moulting season. During this time, they remain on land. They don’t go to sea in search of food. Instead, they rely on fat stored in their blubber.

    Cape Fur Seals breed in November and December in breeding colonies around the coastline of South Africa and Namibia. The gestation period is 12 months, so pups are also born in the last two months of the year. A female seal (cow) reaches breeding age at four or five years old. She usually only gives birth to one pup at a time. She recognises her pup by its smell and its call, and will only mother her own offspring. Seal pups are entirely dependent on their mother’s milk for the first six to ten months of their lives.

    Seals grow quickly. They start to swim at six weeks old. By seven to ten months, they can spend two or three days at sea alone and can already swim long distances. Tagged Cape Fur Seals have swum from Cape Town to Cape Cross in Namibia, a distance of 1600 kilometres, at the age of just eight months.

    Cape Fur Seals can dive to a depth of 36 metres or more. They cannot breathe underwater and close their ears and nostrils tightly when they dive. Even when they are sleeping in the water, they have to surface to breathe – every 10 to 15 minutes for pups, and every half an hour for adults.

    Some more facts about Cape Fur Seals:

    • They eat fish, shrimps, shellfish, and squid.
    • They can hear quite well on land, but their hearing underwater is much better. They are very good at knowing what direction a sound is coming from.
    • Their eyes are adapted to see both on land and in the water.
    • They maintain a constant body temperature of 38.5˚C.
    • Bulls can weigh up to 350 kilograms, and cows up to 113 kg.

    When we got back to the harbour, a bizarre calypso group was playing and dancing for us. We gave them a tip as we got off the boat. On the quayside, a local was feeding a large bull seal by hand and encouraging tourists to stroke it and sit on its back to have photos taken! It’s 2023 for goodness sake!! Stop it!!    Leggi altro

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    Lunch at Mariner's Wharf

    23 giugno 2023, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    We walked up to Mariners’ Wharf to have lunch. This world-renowned seafood restaurant has been in business since the 1970s. They serve whatever is freshly-caught that day. The kitchen is open to be seen by the public, and, downstairs, they have their own smokehouse and bakery. Mark had mussels to start, and I had home-smoked snoek pâté served with a lovely seeded bread. We both ordered fish and chips for main course. It was hake – absolutely delicious! I have to say that the batter and the chips weren’t a patch on the ones served in Salty’s, Mablethorpe, though! 😂

    After lunch, we bought a seeded loaf to have with cheese later, and then caught the bus back to the waterfront. Before going back to the hotel, we picked up some last minute essentials from Pick and Pay as we don’t know what the shopping will be like in Namibia.    Leggi altro

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