Travelog post for: Hector

Today is a public holiday in South Africa called 'The Day of Reconciliation' read about it here.


We went to visit Fi's Mom for lunch. We thought we would stop by the Zoo in the afternoon to look at the animals and then wait till the lights came on.... Luckily we passed the Zoo on our way and saw that it was jam packed, so we gave up on that idea and just waited until dusk to go when we knew most of the people would have left.

This is the closest you'll ever get me to an ostrich.



I have an uneasy feeling that something is going to drop down on me....



This is the entrance to the gorilla enclosure. They were inside though as they have a new baby (a few days later Fi's brother walked through here and the gorilla threw a stone at him!)



How brave am I? Actually, I think I am too small for him to see or bother with. But if he takes a step sideways he will squash me!



This has got to be the only place a lioness would meet a polar bear...



This Christmas tree looks tiny in the photo but is was really, really big! Whoops, the top lights seem to be off...



Yikes! A hippo wants to eat us! Run for your lives....



Phew! We had to sit down and catch our breath after all that running!



We are safe here... oh! The flash just blinded me - it lit up the whole area, could you see what was behind us Fi? Why are you laughing?




That is one grumpy looking buffalo.



Hey! We found the gorilla! Mostly, because we nearly tripped over him in the dark.



This was Natalie's favourite.



Oh and this one!



We had a few turns on the funfair rides and then we left as it was getting late and very dark and none of us had eaten supper.