Today we had a busy day planned – Cape Point. It actually is not where the Indian/Atlantic Ocean meet, contrary to popular belief. [Cape Point is often mistakenly claimed to be the place where the cold Benguela Current of the Atlantic Ocean and the warm Agulhas Current of the Indian Ocean collide. So unfortunately, we didn’t see the so-called “line in the ocean,” which is a popular myth.]
We started off the day at Boulder Park to see the penguins! It was this gorgeous area where there was a great beach that penguins have flocked to. They were African Penguins. This area is cared for by the park, but the penguins are not constrained to the park so they can migrate whenever they want.
Next on the list: a bike ride around and to Cape of Good Hope. Why not take a Sunday morning bike ride? It was absolutely gorgeous. We biked past baboons and ostriches. Baboons here are very aggressive, and we passed one that had grabbed a tourist’s bag, ripped it open and took out the camera. We were encouraged to keep our backpacks close and not to eat food around them. After a bike ride we arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. It was absolutely beautiful. There was a rocky beach, but just down the shore from actual Cape Point. We hung out there for a while until we embarked upon our hike up to Cape Point.
Our hike was absolutely wonderful. Natural beauty at its finest. The shoreline, the mountains, and the beautiful white sandy beach that we found. The small group I was hiking with decided to take a dip – it was certainly chilly, but definitely worth the swim and the long path we had to take to reach the beach! After our swim, we headed back to the visitors center, where the cable car takes people up the lighthouse and met up with the rest of the NU/TSiBA group.
After loading into the van, the NU/TSiBA group went to an ostrich farm to feed them! They were actually quite docile, but managed to nibble on a a few fingers.. no harm done! After a quick feeding, our buses went our separate ways and the exhausted NU crowd basically slept the entire bus ride back.
This week is our final week with TSiBA. I don’t know how I’m going to say goodbye to it – the students, the classes, the institution. After two weeks, our group has gotten so close and I’ve learned countless things from each and every student I’ve met, the places we’ve visited and the education we are sharing. Leaving will be sad, but knowing that we’ve done everything in our power to make a difference will make us proud. This week will be another busy one – time to get down to business and achieve these goals we’ve each set for ourselves.
We started off the day at Boulder Park to see the penguins! It was this gorgeous area where there was a great beach that penguins have flocked to. They were African Penguins. This area is cared for by the park, but the penguins are not constrained to the park so they can migrate whenever they want.
Next on the list: a bike ride around and to Cape of Good Hope. Why not take a Sunday morning bike ride? It was absolutely gorgeous. We biked past baboons and ostriches. Baboons here are very aggressive, and we passed one that had grabbed a tourist’s bag, ripped it open and took out the camera. We were encouraged to keep our backpacks close and not to eat food around them. After a bike ride we arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. It was absolutely beautiful. There was a rocky beach, but just down the shore from actual Cape Point. We hung out there for a while until we embarked upon our hike up to Cape Point.
Our hike was absolutely wonderful. Natural beauty at its finest. The shoreline, the mountains, and the beautiful white sandy beach that we found. The small group I was hiking with decided to take a dip – it was certainly chilly, but definitely worth the swim and the long path we had to take to reach the beach! After our swim, we headed back to the visitors center, where the cable car takes people up the lighthouse and met up with the rest of the NU/TSiBA group.
After loading into the van, the NU/TSiBA group went to an ostrich farm to feed them! They were actually quite docile, but managed to nibble on a a few fingers.. no harm done! After a quick feeding, our buses went our separate ways and the exhausted NU crowd basically slept the entire bus ride back.
This week is our final week with TSiBA. I don’t know how I’m going to say goodbye to it – the students, the classes, the institution. After two weeks, our group has gotten so close and I’ve learned countless things from each and every student I’ve met, the places we’ve visited and the education we are sharing. Leaving will be sad, but knowing that we’ve done everything in our power to make a difference will make us proud. This week will be another busy one – time to get down to business and achieve these goals we’ve each set for ourselves.
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