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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
Prompt: Pick out one of these things to do in Cape Town https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g312659-Activities-Cape_Town_Central_Wes... and write a story, article, or poem about it. Two Oceans Aquarium is located at Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. It is open in all kinds of weather. The penguins are one of the attractions that lure tourists and Cape Town residents on a regular basis. Two Oceans Aquarium A world hidden from sight, explored with viewing tunnel windows . Just the right height. A touch pool helping us see, Life is ancient, diverse below the sea. Below two oceans you will find, Kelp forests and seaweed woods. Hiding rays, sharks, eels, seahorses, crabs, ocean fish of all kinds. ![Merit Badge in Travel
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| 30 Day We're spending a relaxing day at the hotel. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g312659-d12223139-Reviews-The_Silo_Hote... If you want to explore a bit, they recommend the Botanical Gardens. https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/kirstenbosch/ talk about the things you discovered at the hotel or the garden.  The Silo hotel was actually built in and over an old silo. Wow. What a nice place this is, I'm not sure I want to just spend one day. Definitely, spent some time in the pool. Then slept in as well. Then got restless so went with a guide to the Kirsten Bosch National Botanical Gardens. South Africa has placed these conservation gardens in many different places throughout South Africa. The South Africa Biodiversity Institute is responsible for these flora places. Such beautiful views from the ground. There is a large conservatory of plants. The outdoor plants are native to the Cape Town region. A walkway placed high over head is one of the ways to view the plants. You can find small waterfalls and pools among the arrangement of plants. There were lots of plaques around to explain the plants we saw. We climbed around in one old gnarled tree with limbs growing close to the ground. walking through Botanical Gardens connects one to the earth in a special way. Then the guide wanted us to experience a more normal part of the city. He took us down a highway to a place called the Brass Ball where we ate fish and chips while watching waves crash on the sandy beach. We watched surfers get wasted as the rolling waves were high and rough. There is beer, wine, and alcoholic drinks as a part of many types of places such as the Books and beer pub last night. This is because alcoholic beverage is a part of the social atmosphere of Cape Town. |
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