Back in Swaziland, we were told by Mrs. Parker (wife of US Ambassador to Swaziland Maurice Parker) that there were penguins near Cape Town. Because of their braying, they're called jackass penguins(!). Having always associated penguins with icy conditions (i.e. March of the Penguins, or Happy Feet), I was very curious to see them. On Saturday May 23, our last full day in Cape Town, I took the train down the coast to Simon's Town, where there is a penguin sanctuary at Boulders Beach...all I can say is, WOW!
The train ride south afforded some spectacular views of False Bay:
Boulders Beach was strewn with boulders of all shapes & sizes...penguin sighting!
Watching penguins hangin' out at the beach...I wonder if they prefer the sand or the boulders?
It's baby season, so there were mothers sitting on eggs, little ones trying out their new voices, and cute pictures like these:
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