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| A day trip to Boulders to meet the penguins |
TKW's theme last week immersed the students into Cape Town’s bio-diverse marine world, and
after an extraordinary trip to the Two Oceans Aquarium and a gripping cinematic
voyage to Tajii, Japan, in the award-winning documentary, The Cove, there
really was only one way to end off the week - a journey to the wintry waters of
False Bay.
Our
assignment - to experience one of Cape Town’s most iconic natural wonders, the
African penguin, in its natural habitat at Boulders Beach.
So myself,
senior teacher, Jacques Engelbrecht, and Congolese superstars, Patrick Okoye
Ndongo (aka Patcho) and Paupette Sterlling, boarded a train
to Simon's Town and after an unexpected transfer from Fish Hoek in a
cramped local mini-bus taxi, we landed safely and excitedly waddled our way
down to the beach.
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| A nesting penguin guards her young |
We were
greeted by several curious dassies, while student-turned-penguin-expert for the
day, Paupette, shared a few fascinating facts about these famous Capetonians, who
were out in full force nesting on the dunes.
Lots of
ocean-inspired fun and learning was had by all and the outing was a huge
success.
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