After leaving Tsitsikamma, we drove to Oudtshoorn (famous for ostrichs), first stopping in Knysna,,,

We camped at a not-very-wild, but well-appointed (pool!) campground in town. Not long after setting up and settling in, we went to the Cango Caves (perhaps the main reason for this destination). Not only spectacular, but ancient…!

After our last night in a tent(!), we packed up early the next morning in order to have our “Meerkat Adventure” at dawn. This proved to be an outstanding experience, with an interesting and knowledgeable guide (long a student of meerkats, he prefers skunks!). We assembled in our folding chairs, waiting about 10 minutes for the family of meerkats (16 in total) to emerge from their warren. Once together outside, they eventually set off into the bush for a day of foraging, one always acting as sentry. Great conversation with our guide…

Much of the rest of the day was spent driving to Cape Town, but we did stop off at a rather fancy winery for lunch

Once again, I’ll end with some pix from others. The last one, taken by Laura, amazingly shows the comet: C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) that’s been around recently…

We’re off to our last destination on our second tour – Cape Town – and it is cool…!