I left you in my last post on New year's eve in Rooiels after a post full of penguins...but no baboons...
On New Year's Day, we headed to the beach again, at about 9am to go and have a swim again. It was really enjoyable, we drew in the sand; Sarah (little girl) and I searched for sea shells and we paddled.
As we came back from the beach, suddenly, D said, "You've got your wish to see baboons," and there were a bunch of them hanging outside his next door neighbour's house.
Or rather, squatting on the balcony like an errant bunch of lairy teenagers.
It was fantastic to see them up close at last but it was an unnerving experience, given all the signs I'd been seeing all week!
After this, we packed up and drove back to Cape Town to spend our final afternoon and evening watching Mango Groove at Kirstenbosch with a picnic. It was the perfect setting for the concert- beautiful mountains surrounding us, luscious green shrubs and a happy crowd dancing to Mango Groove!
It had been a wonderful holiday and we just had to pack for our long flight back to England in the morning!
xx
The babies are just sooo cute !
ReplyDeleteI would not like to have baboons around the neighbourhood. It looks scary. They seem pretty bold to just go where ever they want but I agree the babies are cute.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Julia
Baboons on the balcony sounds like it should be a children's book :-D
ReplyDeleteI can see why you were apprehensive, but the babies really are cute.
Aww, they look so cute!! I would love to have them around here, they are so playful too. x
ReplyDeleteOh no. No, no, no, they scare me with their boldness!
ReplyDeleteAwesome. They kinda remind me of the monkeys we have on Monkey Island in Halong Bay - they're bold as brass, but very playful too.
ReplyDeleteOh I love these photos Kezzie, what an amazing experience to see them all together there! Sorry to hear about your friends windscreen wiper though, they are rough with cars. I love the shots of the mum and the baby together, very sweet. I think I'd intimidated too, baboons definitely have an air about them that lets you know they aren't afraid. Love that Mango Groove song too, just added it to my favourites! - Tasha
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got to see them in the end.
ReplyDeleteThe babies look so cute but I think the best way to see them is through a zoom lens what with their reputation!
Lisa x
Pleased for you that you got to see them in real life. I'm not a fan of monkeys, despite our alleged shared ancestry. However, the name baboon does remind me of the joke, what do you call an exploding monkey? (A Baboom!) so your post did make me smile! xxx
ReplyDeleteThe babies were so cute! You clearly did MASSES on your holiday. Jx
ReplyDeleteIt must have been an interesting experience seeing them in person. I think I would be happy to see them but also a bit afraid because baboons are known to be aggressive. They do look very sweet on the photographs.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see you finally got to see the baboons, although I must say they look like scary creatures to me. The babies are cute, though. xxx
ReplyDeleteWow what an experience. I'd find it funny to see them also.
ReplyDeleteI also have an aversion to monkeys and baboons - I think it comes from reading The Jungle Book, for one thing, in which all the other animals look down on them as uncivilized and a nuisance. Kipling got his ideas into my head!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome that it finally got to see them right at the end of your trip! I was going to say that I had been unnerved by the bigger monkeys in Malaysia, but I think 'terrified' would be more accurate in my case!
ReplyDeleteLiz x
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