My experience at the Cape Point Nature Reserve

My fun encounters at the Cape Point Nature Reserve

I came to campus a few minutes late, I saw my friends and we all were delighted to not do any work, and most importantly miss ISC 153's workshop. All the excitement resided in us wanting to explore what nature has to offer... and to eat of course. I arrived to the Life Science building and to my "enthusiasm" we got some homework to do, how delighted I was NOT! But then again, I am at university, so what did I expect? Well I guess to just go on this excursion without the effort that work brings. Oh.. wait... I'm a university student. I'm here to do work... and rarely go on excursions.

My excitement started when I fell in the bus. LOL, no I kid, I was actually enjoying looking out the window, from the middle seat, before I fell asleep. We made a pit-stop, where our bladders were relieved, and where we encountered that one shop that over priced biltong. Healthy and dressed warmly, I got out of the bus for the second time, and I remember how excited and thrilled i got to just hike up the cliffs of Cape point. 

Me and my adventurous friends hiked up until where we were allowed to. I remember how the winds blew us from place to place, as if we were leaves. Looking at the nature just reminds us why we have nature reserves and that was just to enjoy the utopia image that our country has to offer. The beautiful scenery was just too amazing.  I felt teary eyed, and the next moment I just felt a drop on my cheek. The strong winds caused a drop of water to land on my cheek.

We were given a hour to hike, explore, take pictures, just enjoying being away from the city and mainly just soak up the calmness that the sea brings.  The area is huge compared to the Cape flats at UWC, there is a wider range of fauna and flora, and it is just overall better.It was cold and the wind was blowing strongly, but we just weren't phased by it. Experiencing this with my friends was fun, especially because my parents weren't there to tell me "don't hike up to high", "don't stand to close" or "get down from there". Yes, I felt at ease even with the heavy winds blowing me from side to side as if I was some little kid being bullied, however I was fearing that my phone might slip right out from my hand and forever be lost in the seas.

I lost myself in the sound of the waves, the aroma the clean air gives off and the beautiful scenery, and before I knew if we were off to out next point, which was the old Lighthouse. We arrived and were welcomed by baboons, who looked like they owned the place. The hike up was a reminder to me, of how unfit I was. But nevertheless I enjoyed it. One of the funniest moments was coming face to face to a big baby baboon, he practically popped up out of no where and just sat in front of me, trying to eat a bag of condoms. I was thoroughly amused. We then got up to the top of the old Lighthouse, explored and took pictures, the scenery was breathtaking and I'm sure my parents and anybody else would enjoy it.

It was time for us to hike back down, easier than coming up. Then it was time for the reflection circle, where we used our senses to to soak up our surroundings. All in all, this was a good and fun and insightful trip, one in which I'm still suffering from the side effects that cold air and strong winds offers. Otherwise known as a flu.