This Sunday after church at EUC. The seven of us took the scenic road to Gordon's and Betty's bay. We enjoyed a number of pitstops along the costal road and took in the view.
I continue to find it upsetting and confronting, that only short drive from utter poverty that there are places like the houses around Gordon's bay; which clearly cost a small fortune. It truly makes you appreciate what you have. As we continued around Gordon's Bay, we reached Harold Porter Gardens. In the height of the day, temperature reached 34 degrees celsius, so as walk up, the locked gate to leopard valley was out of the question. Instead we enjoyed lunch and a wander around the gardens, before lying on the grass in the shade. Annoyingly I had a horrid headache, so despite being desperate for a swim at the beach, we drove back via Betty's Bay to see the african penguin colony.
As we parked the car and took a breath in, we knew that the penguins must be close. As the distinctive smell hit us and as we climbed, we quickly understood why it was so strong. Hundreds of penguins were gathered on the rocks to enjoy the sun. The African penguins are life long partners and build little houses/burrows in the sand. This time of year is mating season, so any two penguins standing alone in the sand dunes usually means they are a couple. This colony is protected and has elegantly been made into a tourist sight. As we walked along the board walk, adjusting to the smell of seaweed and penguins, on our left hand side was the rocks, penguins and sea and to the right sand dunes, where they burrow.
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