{"id":2947,"date":"2011-10-05T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=2947"},"modified":"2011-10-01T15:05:44","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T19:05:44","slug":"hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitting the Cape Peninsula&#8230;Pengiuns and Baboons and Ostriches, Oh My!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most nature-inspired days was a drive around the Cape Peninsula &#8211; from Hout Bay to Boulders Beach to the Cape of Good Hope and back! We saw coastline, small towns, penguins, ostriches, baboons, seals and more during an action-packed day. It surprisingly wasn&#8217;t a ton of time in the car to see so, so much. We felt all that hiking and stair climbing the next day though!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2947 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3142\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3142-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2987\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2987'>\n\t\t\t\tSetting sail for Seal Island from Hout Bay\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3150\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3150-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2988\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2988'>\n\t\t\t\tSeal Island had a lot of&#8230;seals\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3184\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3184-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2989\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2989'>\n\t\t\t\tRandom stop along scenic Chapman Peak Drive\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3207\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3207-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2990\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2990'>\n\t\t\t\tA new friend at Boulder&#8217;s Beach\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3212\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3212-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2991\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2991'>\n\t\t\t\tPenguin hang out at Boulder&#8217;s Beach\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3942\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3942-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2996\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2996'>\n\t\t\t\tNeedless to say, we thought about taking a penguin home\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3237\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3237-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2992\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2992'>\n\t\t\t\tBaboons caused quite the back up driving to the Cape of Good Hope\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3244\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3244-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2993\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2993'>\n\t\t\t\tWe made it! There&#8217;s a sign to prove it!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3960\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3960-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2997\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2997'>\n\t\t\t\tIt was a hike but we made it to the Cape Point lighthouse to take in views\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3303\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3303-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2995\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2995'>\n\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s official. We were at the south-westernmost point in Africa.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3283\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3283-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2994\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2994'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the more random animals we encountered\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/img_3309\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_3309-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2998\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2998'>\n\t\t\t\tView from our hotel room, back safely from the Cape Peninsula trek\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Just a family of baboons strolling across the road&#8230;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nQut0HOS9l8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Strolling along Seal Island&#8230;.I wonder where it got its name??<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R1V466ReP5c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most nature-inspired days was a drive around the Cape Peninsula &#8211; from Hout Bay to Boulders Beach to the Cape of Good Hope and back! We saw coastline, small towns, penguins, ostriches, baboons, seals and more during an action-packed day. It surprisingly wasn&#8217;t a ton of time in the car to see&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-cape-peninsula-pengiuns-and-baboons-and-ostriches-oh-my\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-2947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-picture","category-video","tag-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2947"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3029,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2947\/revisions\/3029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}