On Saturday, 18 August 2012, my dad, Vanya, Squirrel, Damian and myself went to the Crocodile Farm in Stellenbosch. It was the one amazingly clear, sunny, warm day between a series of cold fronts. There was snow on the nearby mountains, and the air was crystal clear, and filled with birds singing (you will hear them in the videos). After the tour, we ordered a crocodile pie, so we've all tasted croc now. I can honestly say I don't enjoy the meat...
Squirrel holding a baby croc. The croc was about a year old, and weighed between 3 and 3.5kg.
Passing the baby croc to Damian.
Damian with the baby croc.
The two babies.
There were about 750 crocodiles there - as far as the eye could see.
They are very social, lying on top of each other in the sun.
Fast asleep.
I loved their ancient design, not changed in millions of years.
The two back, webbed feet.
We went to feed the emus outside.
So ugly it's gorgeous!
Squirrel feeding the emu.
Telling her to wait - she was getting impatient.
Greedy bird!
Damian and Vanya feeding the emus.
Precision pecking!
To quote my dad: "This tree wants nothing to do with straight!"
Skew tree.
The snow-tipped mountains in the background - see how tall Damian is to Squirrel.
On Saturday, 9 August 2012, my almost-sister-in-law, Vanya, my dad, my son Damian and I went to the Big Cat Park in Stellenbosch. The weather was divine, a break from all the rain and snow we've been having.
Cape Mountain Leopard
Cheetah sleeping in the sun.
Albino Lion - Priestas, showing off to the crowds.
On Sunday, 5 August 2012, my dad, my brother Jay, his girlfriend Melanie, my hubby Squirrel and I took a long drive all around our Peninsular, starting on the southern side by Muizenberg, driving to Simon's Town where we hijacked my dad's day and stopped at the Scratch Patch, and ending up at Hout Bay, where we had the most divine fish and chips made in the Western Cape, from On The Rocks. Here are some photos of our amazingly beautiful country.
From the mountain pass overlooking Muizenberg.
Muizenberg beach with all the surfers.
My wonderful dad.
Squirrel overlooking Muizenberg.
The Simon's Town Scratch Patch entrance.
Squirrel lying on the semi-precious stones.
The stones.
Jay, Melanie and my dad looking down from Chapman's Peak.
The netting put up on Chapman's Peak because of endless rock falls.
