We saw the whales !!!!

(Francesco) Last days of our trip, we are now in our last hotel in Knysna. Probably the less special of the hotels, but fine nevertheless. Before driving to Knysna from Plettenbergbaai, Elke agreed on something I really wanted to do since we got to the Western Cape .... a Ocean Safari. Well, it is basically being in a boat and looking for whales. We were not extremely lucky, but lucky enough to see both Southern Whales and Singing Whales. They are huge ... really huge. And the noise they make are incredible. there was even a moment when two whales decided to pass below our boat ... that was scary. One moment they were few meters from us ... one moment they were gone! Unfortunately, we saw then mostly floating or breaching (with the tail). None jumped ... but it was a nice experience nevertheless. This was in the morning. At lunch time we drove to Knysna.

(Elke) Ksnysna is a nice place on the Garden Route and is mostly known for its lagoon. Luckily our hotel is on the waterfront near the lagoons, so we can enjoy the nice views very well. We decided in the late afternoon to go for a sunset boat tour on the lagoon to where the lagoon meets the Indian Ocean, a place called The Heads. Quite a relaxing thing to watch the beautiful and calm nature. We are quite happy we came to this place in the South African winter, because in their summer is must be overcrowded here.

(Francesco) Quite a relaxing and sea dominated day as you can see. Well, the trip is almost at its end ... two days to go. But what has amazed me (and surely also Elke) is how much diversity we have experienced. We have done and seen so many different things that it feels like much more since we have been home. It is safe to say ... it has been a great trip!