We had scarcely started driving from the parking lot when, as I glanced at the ocean to my left, something caught my eye! "It cannot be, can it?" thought I! I slowed down a bit and turned around to have a second look. This time there was no mistaking it. There was an ostrich right between the road and the ocean. As I slowed down to find a parking spot, a couple of cars did the same.
I stopped, got out of the car, secure that I could run right back if the bird thought of coming after me. But I made sure that I did not make any sounds or sudden movements that might alarm the bird. From one of the other cars, a tourist got out with a much longer zoom lens than mine, so she probably got photos of what the bird was snacking on as well. Me? I was more than happy with the images I got :-)
After a few minutes of bird watching, we were on our way once more. As we drove away, we noticed a few more of the big birds; in all, there were probably about five or so.
Here comes a double decker Hop On Hop Off bus, just like we had seen at the Table Mountain
We were now headed for the lighthouses on the Cape - by this time, it was nearly 3 pm. We knew we would get to the parking spot in about 15 minutes, From there, we had a choice of whether we wanted to walk up or take the Flying Dutchman, the funicular that saves time and energy! Originally, the plan had been to walk up and down the path; however, based on the condition of our knees and feet all day long, and because it was getting late - remember, we needed to drive the Chapman Drive which is one of the attractions on our return route and it was at least an hour or so away - we decided to take the funicular on the way up and walk on the path down.
Once we parked and walked up to the sales counter, we learned that the one way fare is not much lower than the round-trip fare, but we decided to stick to our original plan, as we thought that it would give us a better chance of taking in the surroundings and the scenery as compared to taking the funicular for the return leg as well.