Honorable Mentions!

The Baobob tree..
Wanna find an ancestor? Come on down to Baobob.. we’re sure to have them in stock..



The baobabs (Adansonia), occasionally known colloquially as "upside-down trees" or "monkey-bread trees", are a genus of eight species of trees, native to Madagascar (the centre of diversity, with six species), and Africa and Australia (one species in each). The African species also occurs in Madagascar, but it is not a native of that country. The species reach heights of between 5–25 m (exceptionally 30 m) tall, and up to 7 m (exceptionally 11 m) in trunk diameter. They are noted for storing water inside the swollen trunk, with the capacity to store up to 120,000 litres of water to endure the harsh drought conditions particular to each region [1]. All occur in seasonally arid areas, and are deciduous, shedding their leaves during the dry season. Some are reputed to be many thousands of years old, though as the wood does not produce annual growth rings, this is impossible to verify; few botanists give any credence to these claims of extreme age.

Wines!!!

We've been drinking lots of Nederburg and Fleur de Cap... (To be honest.. Since Auntie Gloria put me on to the Gin and Juice.. I haven't stopped!)



The Night sky..

One of the most fascinating things to look at is the night sky here.. While down here, I've been looking upwards often. And every night I've been seeing the same cloud in the same spot.. kinda milky looking but light? Well one night I'm looking up and I say to someone.. that's strange.. that cloud is always there.. They look at me..

'Blink, blink'

me: 'Whut?'

them: 'Blink'

me: 'WHAT!?'

them: Uh.. that's called the Milky Way Galaxy????

me: FER REAL?????!!!!!

Yes, folks, the Milky Friggen Way Galaxy is VISIBLE with the naked eye... EVERYWHERE.. 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 lights aren't burning, glaring out your view.

Ain't that some shit?