mother nature's fury

so i was woken up today by the sound of ferocious winds beating my apartment windows mercilessly. i wasn't too happy about that.

i was working from home today so i got out of bed and did my usual morning routine.

as i was working on the computer though, the wind picked up even more..i would guess speeds are currently at like 30-40mph. but i just totally pulled that number out of my ass cuz i have no idea or any way to make a more educated guess.

anyway, i was looking at the window listening to them being banged on like african congo drums...when from near lion's head mountain, i see something incredible.

it started to rain but the wind was so strong all the rain went horizontal. i was watching a literal wall of water come towards the apartment. it took about 3-4 seconds and then sure enough, the wall of water crashed into the windows and chaos ensued. it was literally the coolest thing i've ever seen, precipitation-wise.

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anyways, that's really about it as of late. it's getting pretty chilly...last weekend, we went to cape point, which is the southernmost tip of africa. stopped at a place called boulder's on the way, which i assume is so named because of the gigantic boulders lining the beach. it was also home to a lot of african penguins, which are adorable things. they're really small--they don't even come up to your knee.

i decided to climb the large boulders on the beach because i'm still a little kid at heart. on my way up, i looked in a crevasse and saw a baby penguin just chilling. i was literally about 10 inches from this thing. i turned my head and it would turn its head too. i tried to touch it, but apparently that wasn't kosher and it kinda flopped away. adorable.



i got on top of this huge boulder...but then i had no idea how to get down. the way i came up was much more difficult going down...and i almost slipped and died a few times. ended up getting a few cuts, but it was worth it.

when i noticed the cut though, i freaked out cuz it was an open wound in africa. so i put on my sweater immediately to cover it up. no one had band-aids :(

cape point was absolutely gorgeous. after a short hike to the lighthouse, you could see where the atlantic and indian oceans coincided. so many shades of blue and green, and the sun setting just made it even more beautiful. it was kinda surreal standing at the very edge of a continent where two oceans meet.
so i've now officially seen 3/4 of the oceans on mother Earth...sweet. got some pretty kickass pictures...just wish i could upload them.

till next time.