This weekend I got to enjoy the countryside just outside of Cape Town. On Saturday I went with the student group of a local church to Cape Point. Cape Town (where I live) is at the northern end of Cape Peninsula and Cape Point is in the southern end. You can check it out on this map:
This is a closer look at the Southwest corner of the African continent. Cape Town is on the coast in the northwest of the map. Cape Point is the Southwestern point and Kolberg Nature Reserve is on the Southeast side of the map.
On Saturday I went with the student group of a local church to Cape Point. We stopped at a town on the False Bay coast called Simon’s Town. Simon’s town has a large population of African penguins. We got to walk around with wild penguins! I wanted to take pictures but my camera batteries were dead (its a good excuse to go back). We then headed on to Cape Point. They have wild baboons on that nature reserve and it seems that the locals do not like the monkeys. I’m told that these baboons can get really aggressive if anyone has food. A guy in the group told me a story about a friend who was sitting in his unlocked car eating ice cream when a baboon opened up the car door, got in, and took the ice cream from the man’s hand. Saturday was sunny and warm and the view was breathtaking. At the Point you have False Bay on your left and the Atlantic on your right. Here is an aerial view of the point:
As you could guess. I did not take this photo. But I was there!
On Sunday a big group of us went to the other side of False Bay to the Kolberg Nature Reserve. We spent the day rafting a river in the reserve. We were in rafts of two people and we went through some substantial rapids. It was great and the weather was again beautiful.
I hope all of you are doing well. I appreciate all of your prayers and comments. As always, keep getting closer to your Maker and Savior!
What a wonderful weekend! You sound like you are having a fabulous time. Know that I miss you but I’m so happy that you got this opportunity. What a beautiful country.
Things here are fine. Laura is in Colorado. Heather is coming in for Emily’s wedding in two weeks and the Bordjadze’s are coming in. It will be fun to see the kids swimming again. Dad went to Cleveland for four days and worked on Mary’s outside door with Dan and Kevin. They had much success with the project. Things have slowed down considerably for us although Dad has to work 40 hours this week. I have some clown events to get ready for and of course phone calls and support group to get ready for but compared to the pace before the party for Kathy it has slowed down considerably.
Keep us in your prayers at church. Father is on vacation now and when he comes back adult faith will meet with him.
I keep you in prayer always. Love Mom
By: mom on July 27, 2009
at 5:01 pm
Terry,
Have been keeping up with your updates…what a great experience, and blessing! Know that a lot of us are living through you. Keep all the updates coming. You are a great kid from a great product.
God Bless, Julia Harrington and family!
By: Jules Harrington on July 30, 2009
at 1:22 am
Dude. If a baboon got in my car and took my ice cream I wouldn’t take that s**t! It would be on like Donkey Kong (Pun intended).
I love reading your blogs. Keep having fun bro. I love you.
By: Michael on August 5, 2009
at 3:25 am
If there was any adivice I would ever give to you it would be to steer clear of baboons, I watch them on Animal Planet all the time, its no wonder the locals dont like them. Thats cool though terry, u are really getting an experience you could have never dream of in the states. Keep exploring and keeping an open mind… ttyl
By: Melvin on August 5, 2009
at 11:12 pm