13 April 2024

Christmas Day

25 December 2023 - Hermanus to Gansbaai; Day 4

We all slept in and then prepared a 5* Xmas breakfast washed down with some good bubbly. Mid-morning we took a drive to Stanford and then onward to Gansbaai. There were some big fires in the mountains and the helicopters were doing sterling work trying to manage it spreading which is a daunting task in the stiff wind

Fires raging below the mountain


Later in the afternoon, Gill and I had a walk from our accommodation along the boardwalk and into town for a gelato - a bright yellow Cape Canary did catch my eye, but otherwise birding was not a priority on this family day

Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis)



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