Monday, 7 April 2014
Pigs can't fly but today I did see a Walrus in the air
Today we had our last day on the George peninsula and started with a 2hr journey to the Tsitikamma Canopy. Again more beautiful scenery welcomed the boys and kept the staff interested, limitless mountains, bottomless valleys, long golden sands and 30c heat topping up the tan from previous days! It seems South Africa was at the front of the queue when God handed out landscapes.
When we arrived at Tsitukamma we were warmly welcomed and soon flying through the trees on a zip wire attached by 3 metal cables. The boys quickly adapted to the height and were soon spotting birds and chameleons at 30 metres high! All the boys revelled in the challenge and our very own Walrus ( Filip Warwus) was happily doing monkey impressions through the foliage. In a rather surreal setting the boys then proceeded to have an impromptu training session outside a traditional tribal gift shop, another first!
This was followed by a quick lunch then off to the old town of Knysna and the Elephants. When we arrived the boys fed the Elephants and had their pictures taken stroking them. The Elephants had slightly dodgy table manners and ate everything we offered them as if they never ate. It was a very unique experience and all the boys were surprised by the roughness of the trunks and the hairiness of the ears! They did have one similarity though as the guides told us that even when washed it takes the African elephant about 2 minutes to get dirty again 'not a problem' cried Tom Gallop 'I can do it in less than that'. God bless you the Gallop Family!
Sunday, 6 April 2014
How long does an Ostrich live and can you have a Concert in a Cave?
Day 3 began with another early start and a bus ride through more breath taking scenery to the Cango caves.
This massive cave complex took 2hrs to explore and was extremely narrow in places. The boys took this with ease and left Mr. Manley and Mr. Walsh to ponder the best way to negotiate broader shoulders and tiny gaps!
The boys also learnt the difference between stalactites and stalcmites and heard the history of the complex. The main cavern room was used to hold concerts up until the 1994 and held 2,000 people!
After that we travelled to an Ostrich farm and had a hearty lunch of Ostrich steak, salad and chips. Following that the boys met a few Ostriches, fed them, sat on them and 4 of the boys where lucky enough to have a quick ostrich race! The weather was lovely today and helped to put a nice bonus on the day, don't worry sun tan was applied!
Tomorrow we travel to Knysna to meet the Elephants and a Tree Top Canopy tour at Titsikamma.
Oh and an Ostrich lives for 50-70 year or in the case of the ones that end up on our plates no more than 14 months.
Saturday, 5 April 2014
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