Today we went to an aquarium mainly fish and stuff but there were penguins, frogs, snakes and birds.  The fish were all different shapes and sizes.  The snake was the coolest.  

The Ferris wheel was fun.  We went for one more ride than usual.

Today we went horse riding and it was boring the horses were slow at first but then you start getting used to it.  We went over a mountain with rocky paths made of limestone.  I found a crystal and a great deal of touqiouzsen.  We got to feed the horses after.  They love hay.  There were mice in the hay.  There was a snake in the barn and a slingshot for the baboons.

And now we are off to Capetown not knowing what it is like.  

Today we went on a safari and saw an elephant herd and half the animals we saw in Zebra National Park.  There was a bird watch like what I saw when I went on the trip with Tim Park when we were looking for bitterns.  This time I saw black-headed herons and speculated mousebirds, and frogs from the anura family.  I caught one and brought it back to show everyone.  Sarah and Meg came up to see.  Meg left and Sarah caught one.  Then we went to a pool and had a swim.  We’re going on a night tour now so when I get back I’ll have a good story for you.

The night tour wasn’t as good as Michael’s one.  We only saw Kudu, Jackal, Buffalo and Elephants.  And we didn’t have fleece coats so I was freezing.  It was annoying.  We came back and visited the neighbours and had burgers and a porcupine came to visit.  Then we went to bed.  The other neighbours got a visit from a servek, a kind of wildcat.

The campground was very nice.  It had a bird aviary and a pigeon house there was lovebirds everywhere they were awesome blue and green.  







There was a fire that left a lot of damage.   

Then on our way to Capetown we crashed into a bird.  He was so young.  But why him and not one of those stupid monkeys that raided our campsite?  

By the way I HATE monkeys they’re so ugly.  No offence to those that look like them.

Today we went on a walk and a safari.  The safari was cool we saw zebras buffalo monkeys wildebeest springbok and a klipspringer then we went for a lunch and I caught a little white browed sparrow weaver and saw more monkeys then we went on a walk and went to a pool witch was freezing Sarah jumped in first then I did Meg chickened out then she finally got in then we had to get out then we came back here

Okay tonight we went on a night tour.  Our first animal was a spotted eagle owl and their skulls are almost the same as pigeon skulls their feathers fluff out their tiny head.   Then we saw some zebra and some kudu and some springbok.  We heard and saw some jackals and then some gemsbok with needle sharp horns.  Michael the guy who took us on the night tour showed us all the other animals like porcupine and duiker and wildebeests and springasses.  Then we saw some hares and some buffalo and then we saw some ostriches sleeping with one eye open.  Then we came back and I got to hold a 3.7 magnum rifle.  It was awesome.

So were driving in Zebra National Park and I’ve seen some pretty cool birds so far a hamerkop and lots more I bet my neighbour Sopho would love it like the dinosaur footprints which appeared 60 million years ago were pretty cool.  Then we visited a cave with a village.  We visited some huts and had some hot dried corn.  It tasted superb but it was a little hot at first.  The caves were dark and smelt a little like a spruce wood.  The Africans have some pretty good architecture.  Then we came home and I went outside and took some photos of shrikes, hummingbirds.  The hummingbirds were streamer tails and they were really cool

Today I saw some better birds than yesterday I saw crows mouse birds pheasants, herons even parrakets.  I saw some children and gave them some sweets and I found some cool stones but then I saw starlings with orange under their wings.

Okay today me and dad went out to photograph some birds.  We got photos of a dove, shrike and a burbul.

Okay this is not a holiday.  I had to do maths and then I got to go outside but there was only one problem Sarah was out there when I would look at a bird she would stalk me to where I was aiming to be and would scare it away by running over to me and saying what are you looking at.  Then my bird would fly away.

So today we left the hotel and set off to Lesotho and saw so many different birds.  I saw kites, mousebirds, bustards, doves, whydahs, finches and swifts flying outside my window.