Day Thirty Four - (Part Two)   Penguin Day - Guest Blogger - Alesa Rabsen

Hey everyone, JoDashAnn has asked me to guest blog for the day. Unfortunately, as a 20-something from the tech generation, I can only communicate through short sentences and quippy afterthoughts. So here we go with what yesterday's Twitter feed would have looked like if we had access to wifi.

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GuestBlogger: Stoked to see penguins! #Capetown #adorable

Carmenita: ...and seals, don't forget the seals!

GuestBlogger: Of course not.

GuestBlogger: Yet another 9am morning... #Yawn #WheresMyCoffee

GoodGollyMissMolly: finally picked the right side of the bus #PictureTime

GuestBlogger: Driving down the coast along the feet of the #TwelveApostles. #ActuallySixteenPeaks #SomeoneCantCount #PublicEducation

GuestBlogger: Back in #HoutBay! #dejavu

GuestBlogger: Do we have time for seals? Always! #DoYouHaveToAsk

GuestBlogger: Giant crowd forming! How big is this boat?

LadyLynda: As long as we all get on!

RandomDutchWoman: watch yourself, lady. #MeFirst

GuestBlogger: Break it up, you two. #HandsOff #ThinkOfTheChildren

GuestBlogger: Cast off! Slap on the sunscreen and grab the cameras.

GuestBlogger: Seals, ho! So cute. There must be hundreds just sunbathing on the rocks and bobbing around in the waves. #DuikerIsland #DrumbeatCharters

GuestBlogger: Baby seals doing baby seal things. #CutenessOverload

GuestBlogger: Awesome street performers greeting us back at the dock. Sort of looked like an African spin on a barbershop quartet.

GuestBlogger: Back on the bus, heading out to the Cape. #naptime

GuestBlogger: Happiness comes in many forms. One of these is baby ostriches. #fluffballs #ItsSoFluffyICouldDie #ReferenceToDispicableMe2

TourGuide: Ostriches aren't usually found on the coast either.

GuestBlogger: Silly ostriches. #OstrichGPSisBroken

GuestBlogger: Made it to the Cape! Cape Point, that is. Breathtaking views, but first, time for lunch. #TwoOceansRestaurant

LadyLynda: Spectacular langoustines and calamari. #MustBeFresh #FingerLickinGood

GuestBlogger: I learned what hake is! #TeachableMoment #OmNomNom

GuestBlogger: Time to work off that lunch. @Carmenita and I, and others, hiked the 238m to the lighthouse at Cape Point. #Uphill #SoOutOfShape

MrRogers: Very scenic, very African, very windy. #ViewFromTheTop

GuestBlogger: Walk down the rock, or funicular? #ThatIsTheQuestion

GuestBlogger: Down to the Cape of Good Hope, jostling the crowds to get a decent picture. I thought I might blow away. #SoWindy #WereNotInKansasAnymore

GuestBlogger: Considerations for next time - bring a hat or hair elastic. Or shave head prior to exiting the bus.

GuestBlogger: Off to Simon's Town! #WhoIsSimon #IWantATown

Carmenita: The penguins, the penguins, the penguins, the penguins....

GuestBlogger: Eloquent in her brevity. #SomeonesExcited #MeToo

GuestBlogger: Signs say to not feed the penguins. There's nothing about kidnapping them. I'll need a bigger bag.... And possibly a good lawyer. #Shhh

GuestBlogger: Ten minute walk to the Boulders. Lots of ice cream vendors along the streets. #HowLongUntilDinner

GuestBlogger: Turn the corner and... PENGUINS!!! Waddling about, sitting on rocks, shaking off water. Wiggle wiggle wiggle. I'm losing it over here.

Carmenita: The babies are bigger than the adults. They're molting right now: losing their fluff and getting waterproof feathers. #TrustMeImAVeterinarian

Carmenita: Babies have more fat reserves. They can't swim yet, so they just sit around eating. #NoExercise

GuestBlogger: Living the dream.

GuestBlogger: There must be hundreds of penguins in this little cove. Mostly asleep or basking in the sun, but some heading to and from the water. #TimeForADip

GuestBlogger: I could stay here all day. Except the penguins sound like donkeys. Birds are weird.  But adorable. I'm so conflicted.

GuestBlogger: Had to hustle back to the bus, leaving the sweet little jackasses behind. Not even kidding; this species is called "jackass penguins". #GoogleIt

GuestBlogger: Strolled the main road of Simon's Town. It was straight out of Colonial England. The Royal Navy used to have a major base here, and the South African Navy is headquartered here now. #TourGuideInfo #PayingAttention #MenInUniform

GuestBlogger: Finally got my ice cream. #SpoilingDinner

GuestBlogger: Got back to the hotel with half an hour before dinner. #IDontHaveMyFaceOn

GuestBlogger: Long walk to dinner at the Waterfront. The wind has picked up. A dress was a bad idea. We looked beautifully windswept by the time we arrived.

GuestBlogger: Arrived early! #ThatsAFirst

GuestBlogger: By far the most flamboyant maitre d' I've ever met. #SeelansRestaurant

MikeyB: How are we going to seat all 28 of us? #Worried #WhatDidIGetMyselfInto #HandsOnHips

GuestBlogger: Carefully... And methodically...

GuestBlogger: Good wine, good meat, good golly, let's eat.

AnnaBanana: @Hansmeister, @Margie and I definitely ordered too much. That's a lot of seafood pasta! #EyesBiggerThanStomach #DoggieBag #LeftoversForDays

GuestBlogger: Mixed reviews of seafood, mostly positive. #slurp

SusieQ: I'm pretty sure my steak still had a pulse. #BlueIsTheNewRare

GuestBlogger: The next table is made up of a sailing team devouring a 4m plate of seafood. #HungryHungryHelmsmen

GuestBlogger: Somehow the walk home was even longer. #UphillBothWays #Bedtime