We were woken up last night when our tent collapsed. We think a school football team accidentally tripped over the guy ropes. What a shock, as it came crashing down on to us!
We woke up early and took a walk around the campsite. To our surprise we came across a couple of ostriches and lots of turkeys. The turkeys were all showing off, with their tails on full display.
Next we headed out to look for breakfast. We were hoping to find an ostrich egg omelette or other ostrich egg delight but after trying a couple of ostrich farms, none were on the menu. We put this down to an ostrich egg being equivalent to 24 chicken eggs, and noone can eat that much! We saw loads of ostriches at the farms and read lots of facts about them.
On our way out of town, we took the Robinson Pass to Mossel bay. We arrived and did a little exploring of a train that used to run along the coast. It is now used as a hotel and attached to a lovely restaurant over looking the bay. After figuring out we couldn't afford to stay on the train, we headed to The Point. We found a cute little campsite next to the beach and set up our tent. There are lots of South Africans camping in huge tents, so our little tent causes quite a stir, especially as we are using rocks to hold it down as we have no pegs. One very kind gentleman offered to help put the tent up and even gave us his spare pegs!
We checked out the beach and watched seals surfing the waves, then walked along the coastal path to a cave with a lighthouse standing proudly on top. We took a short breather on a bench on the cliff top and watched the humpback whales swimming past with their calves. Wow!
After looking for a supermarket and finding it was closed, we headed to the Oasis Cafe where we had a delicious curry and rice, oh ...and bought some banana cake for later!
A quick game of Scrabble and a hot shower to prepare for the cold night and it is time for bed.
We woke up early and took a walk around the campsite. To our surprise we came across a couple of ostriches and lots of turkeys. The turkeys were all showing off, with their tails on full display.
Next we headed out to look for breakfast. We were hoping to find an ostrich egg omelette or other ostrich egg delight but after trying a couple of ostrich farms, none were on the menu. We put this down to an ostrich egg being equivalent to 24 chicken eggs, and noone can eat that much! We saw loads of ostriches at the farms and read lots of facts about them.
On our way out of town, we took the Robinson Pass to Mossel bay. We arrived and did a little exploring of a train that used to run along the coast. It is now used as a hotel and attached to a lovely restaurant over looking the bay. After figuring out we couldn't afford to stay on the train, we headed to The Point. We found a cute little campsite next to the beach and set up our tent. There are lots of South Africans camping in huge tents, so our little tent causes quite a stir, especially as we are using rocks to hold it down as we have no pegs. One very kind gentleman offered to help put the tent up and even gave us his spare pegs!
We checked out the beach and watched seals surfing the waves, then walked along the coastal path to a cave with a lighthouse standing proudly on top. We took a short breather on a bench on the cliff top and watched the humpback whales swimming past with their calves. Wow!
After looking for a supermarket and finding it was closed, we headed to the Oasis Cafe where we had a delicious curry and rice, oh ...and bought some banana cake for later!
A quick game of Scrabble and a hot shower to prepare for the cold night and it is time for bed.