2007-02-27 Big Tree

I was reading in the Tattler (like the Lance or the Winkler Times) yesterday that Cape Town was home to one of the biggest trees in all of Africa. Better yet it was supposed to be just down the street from us in Claremont. Harry and I were excited about this proposed outing so we packed a lunch and headed out. Finding the park was quite easy, it was across from St. Luke's Hospital where we had dropped Carla off last week. Entering the park we saw some ducks and a few big trees, but after rounding the corner we saw this massive Spanish Rubber Tree (ficus) that was definitely the one. The roots stuck out at least in a forty foot diameter and the trunk was probably about twenty feet around. I cannot say how high it was but I couldn't see the top. Just kidding. I took a picture of Harrison at the base in one of the folds of the trunk. The guard told me that all the Cape Town brides want their pictures taken in this garden. There were some other large trees in the park too, among them California redwoods and others, but none as grand as this one.

We've planned a little party for Harrison with the "flat" kids here for cake and candy tomorrow. No clowns or elephants.