Aug 16 2013
Monkey Business
With so much natural beauty to be found in the Western Cape it would be a tragedy for the boys (and myself) not to see as much of it as possible. So Paul, our very own quailfied nature reserve guide, took us to see the baboon family at Tokai Plantation, about 10 minutes drive from Steenberg. Thanks to Yamkela’s best baboon impression, and Paul’s guidance, the baboons soon became comfortable around us. This allowed us to walk straight through the middle of the 50 strong group and see the baboons, including plenty of babies, up close.
While one of the alpha males was sitting on top of the bus we took a walk through the forest having a quick stop to make the boys bracelets out of “Bushman’s String” bark. The boys’ highlight of a very enjoyable day was seeing first two of the baboons making the beginning of the “circle of life”… well, it was a nature trip.
