C-C-C-Cape Town

Yesterday we went cross country in a rented car, driving on the wrong side of the road. We had some misshaps, and destroyed a hubcap, but we finally made it to the Cape of Good Hope without killing anybody. The first problem happened when dad hugged the curb a bit to closely, and kinda destroyed the hubcap and dented the rim against it. the second was slightly less costly, but a lot more terrifying. He went on the right side of the road and nearly rand into another car head on coming from the other direction. He swerved away just in time, and we continued our journey with echoes of profanities following us.

our first stop was in Simon's Town, where we wen't to The Boulders to sea the african penguins. They're not cute like other penguins, but they're pretty funny when they waddle around. The Boulders were also home to some high winds, which whipped the glistening white sand into a furious storm for the enjoyment of the tourists. I'm still picking it out of my hair and ears.

Our other destination was the Cape of Good Hope, which is actually not the southern most point of Africa, though it's commonly percieved to be. There we were subject to wind speeds upwards of 50 miles an hour when you lean over the blockade to see the precarious cliff below, along with unpredictable gusts that pushed me into the bushes. We found these winds to be exilerating, probably because they didn't have sand in them (they might have had some sand after going through us though). We saw some interesting plants, and took a ton of pictures of the landscape. there were so many extreme and fantastic views, my dad actually complained about it.

"There are to many pictures to take..."

Man, what a dork.

Dad has also confided in me that he's about ready to kill me after spending a month of time with me continuously. I sent the message right back.

Today we went shopping by the harbor and enjoyed the fantastic aquarium they have here. There we enjoyed a closer look at rock hopper penguins, which are considerably more cute and funny that african penguins, and learned about the local ocean and river fauna. We learned about the plight of frogs, the plight of whales, the plight of sharks, the plight of albatrosses, and the plights of just about every other animal in water or around it that humans have managed to touch negatively. Did you know that there are over 100 extinct species of frogs? fun stuff!