photography – Aspects of Wonder and Wander

3/27 Hermanus

Hermanus… by road. We were to start out trip up the coast on boat but due to heavy seas and very heavy winds, we took the road. Interestingly, there was a large cruise ship in port that has been stuck there for several days due to the wind. It just could not get out of the port as it was too high.

Tuesday we had a tour to Hermanus and an abalone farm…as well as a lot of long delays with traffic. And sadly, no time to wander Hermanus which is what I’d hoped for. On the boat and more info/dinner/greeting fellow passengers and getting acclimated. Wednesday morning, I took off while Melinda when to the botanical gardens. I’ve been and appreciated some down time. About 3:00 the ship NG Explorer set sail and we said good-bye to Cape Town… what a view of Signal Hill and Table Top Mountain. It was choppy, windy and a bit of a wild ride but meds were had and we all survived.

We had a lovely drive, along with a least an hour delay both directions of an hour or more due to road works…learned a lot about abalone, something I never thought I would see… we had a great lunch and sadly no time to explore Hermanus, which is southeast from Cape Town, due to delays. TIA

View from our lunch spot!

3/28 Mossel Bay

The next day we arrived in Mossel Bay by ship, another area as we travel up the Indian Ocean and eastern side of South Africa. A lovely town on the coast… there were several unique excursions. We visited an amazing Mosaic Tunnel and a local (stunningly set) golf club…There was also a hike but I simply took in the vistas. This afternoon we continue up the coast and will have our first game drive tomorrow.