Jan.

27

In Cape Town: African Penguins

J’adore, Cape Town. I’m using a little French here because the gorgeous-gorgeous Cape Town deserves a little somethin’-somethin’ extra, and it’s Friday, so what the hay? Full disclosure: For years, I’ve been trying to get to Cape Town faster–17 hours is just too long–and I’m always looking for an excuse to go back.

A while ago, more like two years ago, I told you about my drive down the gorgeous-gorgeous Cape Peninsula to the end of the African continent (not really, but it feels like it) and, while I showed you a photo, I forgot to tell you about my journey to Boulder’s Beach.

More importantly, I didn’t tell you about the cutest little dudes on the planet–the African penguins–who happen to make their home on Boulder’s. Animated and photogenic, these little guys draw hundreds each day who gawk and fawn over them. Let me tell you, they soak it all up just like this little guy who I convinced to pose for a photo. See, you didn’t know that I was the penguin whisperer did you?

To get to Boulder’s, you actually walk through a residential neighborhood to a protected beach on False Bay surrounded by granite boulders. By day, the penguins waddle, they swim, they fish for and eat anchovies and calamari, and they bath in the sun. At night, they chill.