Well, there we were in Knysna (Nize-Na). It's peculiar in that the city surrounds a lagoon. After eating at a restaurant (East End Cafe, highly recommended), we went to the top of the cliffs where the water enters the lagoon from the Indian Ocean. Pretty "angry" waters:
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| The West End (Taken From The East End, duh) |
The multi-million dollar mansions bored us, so we went down to the shore to get a close up of these angry waves:
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| Don't Get Caught In a Dark Alley With These Waves |
The next day, it rained buckets as we headed further East, where we found the longest concrete arch bridge in the world that also was the highest bungee jump in the world (no, I will cage dive with sharks but I will NOT bungee):
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| 216 Meters Down |
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| Good Luck, Buddy |
Then we went to an Elephant Farm out side of Knysna (also all orphaned, not stolen from their parents, etc.), where we got to meet the big pachyderms. They are quite funny; they know the only way they can get fed is if they stand behind this post. It was quite humorous to see them literally run to get behind it so we could feed them:
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| Feed Me! |
Then, because we were the last group of the day, we got to escort the elephants back to their pens for the night. It's not easy filming while walking and trying to avoid elephant land mines, but I think I pulled it off ("I love a parade..."):
The next day we flew back to Jo'burg, and today we went to Hartbeespoort Dam, and also took the aerial up to the mountain overlooking the dam and mountains (photos to follow in next post). We also went to the Cradle of Mankind, the area where some of the earliest fossils of man's ancestors were found.
Tomorrow we head off to Kruger National Park for a week, where we hope to see the Big 5 (lions, buffalo, elephants, rhinos, leopards), and the runner-ups (giraffes, hippos, cheetahs, and any other animals that saunter by). No internet access while there, so it will be a week until my next transmission. And I promise to make it funnier.
Until then, remember to eat your braai, as we will be doing everyday at Kruger.
-Steve
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