We slept in til eight today, so we had a late breakfast and, by default, a late start. We decided to visit the lighthouse first and then do the death march in the afternoon. Before climbing to the top of the lighthouse, though, we stopped by the Meisho Maru (sure sounds like mushroom!) wreck where Ethan climbed and I petted fishes (although they tried to bite me in return).<\/p>\n
At the red-and-white striped lighthouse, we climbed as high as we could go. The museum was closed, but Ethan and I entertained ourselves with 20 Questions until Dad\u2014who dislikes 20 Questions\u2014told us to stop. I got black rhino correctly, but Ethan couldn\u2019t get tsessebe, oribi, or Cape turtle dove. (The tsessebe and oribi are both types of antelope that live in South Africa.)<\/p>\n
We returned to our chalet and then headed out on our \u201cblue\u201d death march\u2014our other options were the 10.2-kilometer yellow death march or the 4.2-kilometer red death march. Thankfully, we chose the blue, which is only three kilometers. After crossing the road, we saw a sign that read<\/p>\n
Archaeological and Historical Site<\/strong><\/p>\n Strictly No Entry<\/strong><\/p>\n Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted<\/strong><\/p>\n Ethan freaked out and refused to move and \u201cbreak the law.\u201d We finally made him go, and when we went down a fynbos-covered dune, I found a dead puff adder. It was squished for some reason, but I picked it up and it is sitting ten feet away from me right now in our chalet. Ethan refused to touch it.<\/p>\n We went to the blowholes, which don\u2019t really blow, and finally passed the lagoon and reception before returning to Chalet 2. After much searching, I decided that we would just have to wing it for supper. We enjoyed pasta and fish at SeaGulls\u2019, where I called a friend from home.<\/p>\n Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We slept in til eight today, so we had a late breakfast and, by default, a late start. We decided to visit the lighthouse first and then do the death march in the afternoon. Before climbing to the top of … Continue reading