There seems to be a good deal of fishing opportunities along the coast. We constantly see cars or bakkies with giant fishing rods hanging out. It's hard to appreciate how big the fishing rods are in comparison to what we've used in the past until you see one next to a person. These rods are huge. They must be 3-4m (10 - 12 feet) in length. The handle of the rod is generally placed at the feet on the rocks for stability from what I understand.
But, the thing that amazed me the most was the rocks. As the rocks got closer and closer to the shore, the colour changed. From these deep rich red tones at the waters edge at low tide.
To these pale mossy greens and greys closer to the beach.
Then there were the rocks that never go under water and were white with the dried salt. We all decided to climb to the top of the highest one we could find. Here's DS #1 & #2 and daddy taking his turn chasing the boys while I took a breather with DD. You might just be able to see those 2 specks right on top of the tall rocks in the middle that's my boys. DD and I did catch up eventually.
There was bird life aplenty that day, too. Along with several varieties of tern and cape cormerants we saw dozens of white breasted cormerants like this one.
We didn't sight any African penguins in the surf so we decided to stop at The Flying Penguin Cafe on our way out. When we entered we realized that the Cafe was part of SAMREC (South African Marine Rescue and Education Centre). But that's another post.
Next Post - I miss work!
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