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TheMercenary 03-22-2009 02:10 PM

The Heads. Off with their heads!

chrisinhouston 03-22-2009 02:48 PM

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Saturday we drove to the Cape of Good Hope, the place of many ship wrecks and rough seas. However yesterday the weather was nice and calm and sunny. 1 and 2 are of the Cape beaches and 3 and 4 are off wind surfers who brave the big waves.

chrisinhouston 03-22-2009 02:59 PM

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There is a colony of South African Penguins (Aka: Jackass Penguins) near by. They like to lie out in the sun at mid-day after a morning of swiming

chrisinhouston 03-22-2009 03:07 PM

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Street singing group: They hang out near the parking lot for the penguins and do some singing and dancing to make money from tips. They were pretty good and we gave them 100 rand!

chrisinhouston 03-22-2009 03:16 PM

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Last post before bed! Beware of the Baboons!!! Even if they look like some kind of antelope.

TheMercenary 03-22-2009 04:27 PM

:D

Wild animal crossing preferred by springboks and baboons.

Sundae 03-22-2009 04:35 PM

Chris - my 'rents are wonderful.
BUT.
Fancy adopting me?!

Fantastic pictures, you have a talent there.
More please.

TheMercenary 03-22-2009 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl (Post 548187)
Fantastic pictures, you have a talent there.
More please.

And some really good camera equipment. I am with SG. Keep those pics coming. Very good. Do you have a picture posting website like Picasa?

chrisinhouston 03-23-2009 03:38 AM

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A few morning shots. Sunrise over Table Mountain is a beautiful thing! The strong warmer winds sweep up from the Indian Ocean and as they go over Table Mountain they meet the colder winds from the Atlantic and beautiful clouds are formed. The result is referred to as "The Table Cloth".

Here are some shots from today's sunrise and just after breakfast. Also one of Lion's Head which is supposed to resemble a lion lying down and looking to the left, the peak is his head and the hill to the right is the rump.

xoxoxoBruce 03-23-2009 10:26 AM

Wow! :notworthy

Sundae 03-23-2009 11:23 AM

FTR, a friend of mine grew up in S Africa.
He lived in Scotland as child, but developed an SA accent by the time he moved back.

He had some pics. But nothing like yours.

chrisinhouston 03-24-2009 10:35 AM

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Yesterday we stopped by the Taal Monument. It is a monument made to the Afrikaans language which is sort of a Africanized Dutch. Beautiful modern style mounument and a beautiful day in Paarl (Pearl) not far from Kaapstad (Cape Town).

chrisinhouston 03-24-2009 10:43 AM

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Some kind of bird dance ritual thing. I don't know what they were doing but it involved on Sacred Ibis sticking his big beak way down the other bird's throat and then pulling some kind of slime out! Yuck!!!

xoxoxoBruce 03-24-2009 10:44 AM

I was just thinking how that monument would look here, with safety rails, non-skid surfaces, and warning signs. :haha:

I think the Ibis is feeding a juvenile.

chrisinhouston 03-24-2009 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 548978)
I was just thinking how that monument would look here, with safety rails, non-skid surfaces, and warning signs. :haha:

I think the Ibis is feeding a juvenile.

Yes I agree, but when my wife saw it said gave a new meaning to "Deep Throat"!

The monument had many curved surfaces and would make a great skate board park!


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