Most of our walks have either been on Grotto beach or along the cliff path so photos were likely to be extremely repetitive so the next couple of walks I focussed on snapping the local flowers and wildlife that was around. Within the wilds of Berg N See retirement complex we very soon saw this hungry but bashful tortoise that did a runner as I tried to photograph it.
This is one of the view's that has inspired Lize, a local artist who has her work on display in a gallery in Hermanus.
Woody is loving the sun! and his scar is fading...
There have been many jellyfish washed up on the beach this year and the plough snails feast on them... much like our land snails
Whilst not as windy as Cape Town or Pringle Bay this coast is known for its strong winds.
Harry is getting braver and now gets his paws wet - he's still nervous of waves and especially those that have foam on them and runs off but does return.
Long walks mean tired dogs! We have been watching the coverage of Dakar which is much better in this country than in the UK.
Another day and another walk... again spotted this before we had left the compound. We had stopped to speak to someone and noticed this on the ceiling above our heads hence the funny angle of the shots...
So next is an array of flowers that we saw on our walk between home and Kammabai...
These daisy-a-likes were on the road down to the cliff path...
I see no ships... nor whales... nor rain....
We did see this butterfly which very bravely stated as tried to photograph it...
Spot the Dassie...
And a close up to help matters!
Sunning itself and enjoying the views. Dassies are not so common as they used to be about 10 years ago but they are still in evidence if you take the time to look.
I'd seen these red ones before but they seem to develop quickly as most are seed heads now...
This is the third snake of about this size we have seen, thankfully Harry shows no interest in them as no idea what they are...
More fleurs.... this one spotted on the return journey...
And only slightly late! A lovely seafood lunch with Irene at Quayside Cabin.
We helped digest our food by yet another walk in the afternoon and then going to friends for drinks and nibbles (Joan and Eben) and then onto friends Dori and Tokks for more drinks and nibbles - we got to meet their lovely son David and had so much fun and nibbles we never quite got further than the stoep rather than out for dinner! David had come down from Johannesburg where they had been experiencing particularly bad weather - 2 days of rain!
Not so in Hermanus...
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