Abdul's little midge sidekick Phillip was our driver.
Our first stop was taking the ferry to Seal Island. At the ferry terminal, we were greeted by a giant fat seal.
This seal was "owned" by a creepy old man who looked like the creepy dude from Aladdin. We were warned not to approach the seal because the creepy man would harass you for money and try to get you to feed him fish out of your mouth. YUCK.
We boarded the ferry. The sea was rough this day.
As we approached Seal Island, we were swarmed by seals...
Seal Island is a collection of rocks with seals as far as the eye can see. It was pretty awesome.
After the seals. We hopped back on the bus and headed south along the coast toward the Cape of Good Hope, the southernmost point on the continent.
We stopped at various scenic points to take photos.
OMG y'all. We are SO white. You would never know we were in Africa.
Then we cruised by an ostrich farm...
And finally arrived at the Cape of Good Hope!
It's a giant nature reserve with thousands of types of shrubs and plants and animals...
We parked, and it was tourist mania...
From the parking lot to the lighthouse (which is at the very tip) it was quite an uphill hike.
Well worth the journey though!
Pretty cool to be at the very tip of the African continent! It was WINDY...
And the lighthouse was REALLY high up.
On our way out of the park, we saw a bunch of cars coming to a stop...
Then we saw them... BABOONS!!!!!!
They were SO cute. But we were warned not to feed them. They are very dangerous and smart. When humans feed them, they learn and become very aggressive. And then they attack. And then they need to be put down. Our guide told us all about baboon house burglaries and baboon patrols (rangers assigned to track and control baboons all throughout the area). It's crazy! They are so cute!
Before long, we saw baboons everywhere!
And a little baboon penis...
After the baboon excitement. We stopped for the WORST fish n chips I've ever had in my life.
There was also a seafood platter. It was gross too.
Still had fun though...
Pseudo Safari Part 2 coming soon!
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