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Monthly Archive for February, 2009

Chacma Baboons

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Our Simon’s Town Chacma baboon troop ( some 20 individuals, led by the alpha male) together with his harem of females, some babies piggy backing & playful juveniles,  marched up our road this morning.
They were on the lookout for raiding opportunities much to our guests delight. (They followed the Baboons at a safe [...]

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Visit the African Penguins

Image by Steven Turner via Flickr
If you’ve ever watched a documentary on penguins, no doubt you’ve seen them seemingly fly through the water.
While they are agile surfers at sea, they make real jackasses of themselves on land with their inherent clumsiness!  But that’s not how they got their name. It is because of their donkey-like [...]

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Rae, one of our Simon’s Town Self Catering guests, with his long fin tuna.
There is tons to do while on holiday in Simon’s Town
Rae, the Son of our Japanese Embassy guests, had a very successful day fishing out in False Bay.
He rushed upstairs & gushed,
“Come and see the huge fish I caught!”

To this ten year [...]

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