After a full day of celebrating my birthday I returned to Anchor’s Rest B&B just before sunset in Hermanus.
My host had told me about a coast trail I could easily access a block away.
I found a bench overlooking the bay.
It was wonderful to just sit quietly and reflect on my journey so far. Here I was, sitting in South Africa, a dream come true.
The following day I would drive to the Cape of Good Hope.
After exploring the whale museum and shopping for my birthday until I knew I’d better stop, I drove out of downtown Hermanus a short ways and found a sign pointing toward Grotto Beach.
It was so peaceful to walk along the beach with very few others around.
Listening to the waves, smelling the sea, feeling a breeze, looking at life and gathering shells.
I’ve always considered birthdays to be special, a day to do whatever you choose. Definitely not work. I once had to quit a job to get my birthday off, after a two week notice of course. Nice that I work summers now so I don’t have to do that again.
I returned to Anchors Rest via a grocery store where I bought dinner and sweet treats. Then walked to the coast trail and watched the sun set over Walker Bay.
My journey was way too quickly coming to an end and the next day I’d be heading to the Cape of Good Hope.
March 26, 2010, I woke up on my birthday ready for a South African adventure.
First stop, after breakfast, go shopping. To see what all I treated myself to go here.
Then off to the Whale Museum.
Hermanus is a whale town.
The Southern Right Whales come to South Africa between May and December to mate and calf and are the most frequently seen in Walker Bay.
Being I was there at the wrong time of the year I settled with watching a very interesting slide show with artwork by Noel Ashton.
And explored the museum.
Sure wish I’d been there to see the real whales.
But, oh well, instead I walked around town checking out what the vendors had for sale before heading to the beach.