It’s still stinking hot here, 30 and sunny during the day but cooling off at night so not problem sleeping without AC. In fact, we have not had air since we left Cape Town.
WE stop at one of the big malls and Ted find a nice small daypack for $19. The cashier shows him another one and asks if he wold not prefer it. Turns out the one he picked is a kids pack with a monkey on it. He’s OK with that! A monkey on his back.
Driving back north through vast barley fields, sheep and cattle land and huge granaries, we pass a massive PetroSA plant which seems to be supplied by rail as well as road. Eventually we drop down the windy road to the Indian Ocean and Wilderness, which it is not. Even our GPSD had trouble finding Kingfisher Guest House, run by a pair of the most energetic seniors, also ornithologists extraordinaire. A group from Ecuador is expected shortly to experience their famous birds. We schlep our bags up a floor and discover belatedly that I have only booked for one night and we need two. Our obliging hosts Phil, Sue, dog and cat immediately rearrange their schedule to move us to another room the second day. Relief!
Our good friends Ali & Rob have stayed here in the past so we follow their advice and go down the road to one of the great local eateries. Ted can drink as the shuttle takes us and brings us back. After driving 2km down a dirt road on arrival, we are pleased to find we are actually quite close to a touristy area and the main road coming from the other direction.
There are many high end holiday homes and retirement complexes here, many high over the dunes overlooking the gorgeous seascape.
The first morning we are transfixed with the variety and color of the local birds, one the ‘lifer’ bird Knyzna Lurie, a turaco, a huge green/blue/red bird with a clown like face, gorgeous eye colors, and fancy topknot. I get some good shots as we are the only guests that morning.
Next day we are joined by 3 German guests and a couple of bird experts who help us identify some of the visitors to the feeders. You can get quite close as they are accustomed to being fed by Phil and Sue.
People come here to hike and kayak the gorgeous forests and waterways.
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