We are back from a one day excursion up the west coast to Langebaan and Vredenberg. Carla was visiting the hospice in Vberg and we stayed overnight at a guest house called Croesoe hosted by to great people. We would consider going back in August or September when the wild flowers are in bloom, it is supposed to be marvelous. We left after picking Katy up at school and got on the road around 3pm. On the way up the R27 we decided it felt like driving in Saskatchewan, but with scrub bush as scenery not combines. We passed a game farm where we could see a couple of giraffes…that is breath taking, and finally saw the Saldanha Bay where Langebaan was situated on. For supper we went to a local spot called Pearlies that was right on the ocean…the kids could play on the beach while we waited for the food and had a drink. The pizza was great and the draughts were cheap.

The West Coast National park is also on the peninsula and can contain over 250 bird species. There a hundreds of thousands of waders attracted annually to this wetlands giving it international importance. We entered the park around nine in the morning and immediately saw our first turtle (of many) and soon after an ostrich. We soon got bored with so many sightings, but I still say those birds are quite impressive. Henry saw a snake, added to a few other smaller lizards and a mouse.

2007-03-07 Vredenberg Trip

Carla had some good experiences with her interviews, and her visits. We picked her up after 1:30 and went to another coastal village of Pater Noster. All the houses were white and the beach was amazing (and cold). We found many little discoveries here, one of them being that Harry still has some chubby bum cheeks!