I met Morten and Astrid at Knead bakery on Muizenberg beach front. It was raining hard and they were sheltering away eating muffins. Looked like we all should still be in bed, except that all of us just wanted to get under the water. If one is going to get wet it might as well be in a wetsuit doing it properly.
We headed to Millers Point for a shore dive with the cow sharks. We arrived and despite the big swell hitting the atlantic side it was calm and the sun even popped out every once in a while.
Morten was very concerned about Astrid and wanted the dove to be as easy as possible. We slipped into the kelp forest and headed to the sharks. There was 2m vis in the front but once arriving to where I knew the sharks were we had 7m, just enough.
Morten and I went down and swam straight onto 3 sharks. Astrid soon joined in and found herself above a big shark and feeling comfortable. Every drop we interacted with the sharks until they got uninterested. We changed tactics and lay one the bottom croaking away, as one does for fish, and like clockwork the sharks came in too have a look.
We left the water ecstatic about our experiences with Astrid skipping up to the car, a broad grin on her face.
We then traveled to Cape Point nature reserve. We went to Olifantsbos and watched a troop on baboons feeding. Then we moved to buffels bay as there is often wildlife on the lawn there. We found a family of ostriches feeding. we got very close just by sitting still and waiting. It was strange,but common at Buffels, to see them so close to the ocean.
After saving a few tortoises we climbed to the Cape Point light house.
It was a great day on the peninsular despite the rainy start, it all ways is.
Cheers
Steve
