Back in Cape Town, where the internet works [nervously checks – yes it does] and it was a lovely journey home. We punctuated it with a few stops along the way. Some planned, like this one to get some shots of what’s left of the shipwreck:
And some less planned, like pulling over to get some shots of the rainbows over the South Atlantic:
And then this guy, who was bothering the teals, ducks and geese in the flooded fields between Struisbaai and Bredasdorp.
We spotted him, pulled over, and we thought we’d missed him before we heard that haunting, spine-tingling call (if you don’t know, click here). Geese (x2), teal, ducks, stilts, ibises (x2) and a Fish Eagle, all within 20m of the highway. All you have to do is stop, get out and look. It’s all right there.
He even went and sat on a nearby power pole (one of the ones that burned down here, I think) for us afterwards.
Sponsored by Kodak, as they used to say.
The rest of the journey was less exciting, but the Overberg is already showing signs of spring with the canola fields starting to erupt in colour.
Just another two months of rain to get through…
A trip full of hard work, but with just a bit of leisure time at the end, and a sparklingly clean cottage to look forward to for our next trip.
