The Happy Labby Blog

Hello. It’s was a birding day at the sewerage plant. Flamingos trying to get airborne – 

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Then this little wood sandpiper – 

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Percy the pelican – 

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And don’t worry this little guy was fine – 

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Off out for birthday meal at –

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Rather nice metal wall sculptures –

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The food was good. Starter of tempura prawns with spicey sauce –

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Remains of the alcohol –

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Good evening out. Off to our local 9 holes for golf tomorrow. 

I seem to be having some blog issues so if I disappear for a while. Don’t worry I hope to be back soon. 
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A very Happy Birthday to my brother -Andrew – and myself. He’s off on holiday celebrating his 60th. Have a great day. 

We are having one of these days at Bellville –

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Been shown by the maestro how it’s  done –

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The courses are very dry and looking quite scorched on some of the fairways. The greens seem to be holding up well. It’s all hand watered by a man with a hosepipe.

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Saw a very majestic grey heron looking for his/her lunch –

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And then this little monster on one of the tee boxes –

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Great day out. Considerably better than the weather in Hamilton this morning –

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Chilly. Booked for a meal out tomorrow at Ben’s on the beach. BBQ chicken cooking on our Webber grill on the balcony –

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Tasted lovely. 
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Met this little white throated swallow on the path  who was happy to say hello –

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Then it was a visit to our local 9 holes –

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Super little course and nobody else there. 
Great views –

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No shortage of water around here –

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Here is Mrs Guinea Fowl and her 11 chicks –

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You can’t see them all but there were 11. One of these days 🏌 ⛳️  tomorrow but I will try and find some photos. 
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We have arrived. Greenways Golf Estate. Strand. East of Cape Town – picture to follow later. Good flight and got to appartment by 11am. Our appartment is situated within the estate which was built on the old Strand golf club. Very nice. 

No. This isn’t ours but rather posh –

Two seconds walk from our appartment and views up –

And down the beach –

The water situation isn’t too bad here compared to Cape Town as there are plenty of bore holes so the flowers are the loveliest we’ve seen at this time of year –

Good day after a long flight. 

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A day out and about in Stellenbosch –

First the table layout for breakfast. Love the lavender sprig –

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Let’s do the backdrop –

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Beautiful clean architecture on the Dutch style –

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Lovely tranquil side streets –

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Then a walk through the botanical gardens which were a riot of colour –

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Then down to the Saturday morning African market on the town green –

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Before meeting a herd of giraffe –

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And a strange wire man –

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Then we visited butterfly  world –

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This  one landed right on Gordon’s head –

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We saw this one emerge from its chrysalis –

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Some a little more tatty than others –

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But all very beautiful –

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Then this lizard sat up a tree –

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Bit of a funny tree face –

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.Then this lovely masked weaver bird perfecting his nest –

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Ok that’s about the holiday over. Golf tomorrow then the flight back so no wifi for any postings. Hope you’ve enjoyed the photos. Have a coffee on me –

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It’s going to be a whale day out on a boat-

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All aboard and out into the bay –

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What a way to start –

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Then there were two  –

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Now here’s a blow hole –

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Another tail – 

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Breaching whales –

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And a blow from a Southern Right. You can just see the V shape –

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Had to have a coffee after all the excitement –

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Quirky little coffee shop –

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A look over the bay and saw a couple of humpback whales, looked for the little ring plover and then onto more positive things –

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Beautiful millionaires golf again –

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Wonderful views again –

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The course cat –

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Unidentified but very pretty flower –

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Mountainous backdrop –

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Wonderful arrangement of Proteas in the club house –

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And a directory of the spring blooms –

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Started the day by going to a salt pan for a spot of bird watching. There was supposed to be a little ring plover but not to our eyes. Lovely group of yellow billed ducks –

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And the heron on its nest –

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We then journeyed back into Hermanus just in time. All these photos are taken from the shore so it shows how close the whales were –

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Nearly got it breaching –

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They are huge –

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Ever looked down a Southern Right’s mouth before? –

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Then there were two –

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Some flippers –

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It’s a big blow –

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Another whale tail upside down –

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These are all photos of the Southern Right whale which visit between June and November –

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A group of Cape Dassies were also enjoying the sun and the whales –

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It’s been a whale of a day. (Been waiting to type that!!!!!)
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Started the day by taking a walk along the cliff path in the hope of seeing some whales. The sea was rather lively –

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We walked into town and met the Whale Crier based on our town criers. He uses a kelp horn and codes to let you know which bay the whales are in. Rather quiet today!!!! But we did see one whale far in the distance. No photo unfortunately –

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A few of the fishing boats in the old harbour –

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Then we went off to –

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The most beautiful course I have ever played. Nobody in front or behind us. Millionaires golf –

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The number of green staff was amazing. 7 working on this green alone –

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Over seen by a jolly Cape Canary –

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Each hole had a little bit advice . Not that this made the slightest bit of difference!!!! –

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This was a picture of a moth or flying insect outside our apartment on the wall this morning laying loads of eggs –

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Moving day. Off to Hermanus via the Somerset West shopping mall which is huge. A little like this Le Creuset cooking pot which needed two hands just to lift the lid!!!!! –

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And a rather mad dog photograph advertising dog food –

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Stopped at –

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Enroute  to Hermanus for a little –

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And a very charming view –

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This is a picture of Mrs Weaver bird looking out of her nest outside our apartment door –

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Went for a walk along the cliff tops to see if we could see any whales but drew a blank. Let’s hope for better luck tomorrow. 

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