I think our tour manager was feeling bad about the early mornings, he gave us a break today - we didn’t have to leave the hotel until 9:30 - we are all too well trained and were ready at 9:15. Our first stop was in Mossel Bay to visit the Bartolomeu Dias Museum where they had a replica of the ship that first landed here in 1487. After that we continued inland over the Outeniqua Mountains to Outdshoorn, it is very dry and we could see more signs of fires but regrowth was happening. Outdshoorn is a quiet little town where we will overnight and we had a lovely lunch at a bakery cafe on the Main Street and a little look in the shops. Next up was a visit to the Ostrich Farm, this area is famous for them and 65% of Ostrich meat around the world comes from here. We started with an intro. and a look at eggs, feathers and leather. In its heyday feathers sold for $920 a kilo and were more precious than gold, but no longer the case. We then boarded a wagon for a ride around part of the farm, I think it was so we didn’t get too close, apparently they can reach over the fence and peck your ear rings off - they like bling and will just swallow it. After that we walked around, anyone under 245 kilos could stand on an egg without breaking it, as they are 2 cm thick. Ian hand fed them some pellets without loosing a finger. The shop had lots of Ostrich leather items for sale but a bit pricey! The hotel was only 15 minutes away, we are staying in thatched cottages and have a short walk for dinner tonight, I bet Ostrich will be on the menu again.
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