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Africa Day Thirteen: “All Good Things Must Come To An End” : One Last Walk Through Capetown, South Africa.
It was my last day in Capetown, and Africa, and I had a few free hours in the morning before we had to leave for our flight home. So I was up early and took a taxi back down to explore the Capetown waterfront. It was a cool and overcast morning and the peaks of…
Finally, Ice And Cold Arrive At The PPL Wetlands
Just a few weeks ago temperatures were in the 70’s and I was seeing turtles at the PPL Wetlands. Not today, the unseasonably warm weather ended and temperatures plummeted here in Northeastern Pennsylvania these past few day. There was ice on the ponds and canals when I hiked there this morning. I am not a…
Winter Creeps Into Northeastern Pennsylvania: A December Hike In Nescopeck State Park.
Winter doesn’t begin until eleven days but some cold arctic air made it’s way down from Canada and it sure felt wintry here in Northeastern Pennsylvania this morning. I was headed to the PPL Wetlands again. An accident, probably caused by the snow and cold weather, on the local interstate highway redirected traffic and…
It’s A Different Look In The PPL Wetlands In December. But Still A Lot Of Birds Staying Around For Winter
I headed out to one of my favorite hiking spots, the PPL Wetlands in Salem Township, this morning. Last time I was here, just two weeks ago, it was an unseasonably warm day and I saw turtles on the water and some green vegetation along the paths. It felt more like late Spring. Not today,….
A Windy Walk On The Rails To Trails But, It Is December And It Could Be A Whole Lot Worse.
It is December now, and in many years that means snow and cold temperatures here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Not yet this year. We have had only one snowfall of about three inches and it melted weeks ago. It was blustery this morning but a seasonable 34 degrees. Since it is deer hunting season I decided…
Africa Day Twelve: South African Beauty In The Wine Country.
One of my greatest enjoyments in life is waking up in a strange bed in a foreign land. I awake with that sense of excitement and wonder that I had as a child, anticipating heading to explore my new location. We have been on a very tight schedule on this trip, and this allowed…
Africa Day Eleven: Cape Point And Capetown: Botanical Gardens And Penguins!!!!! It Doesn’t Get Better Than This.
After lunch we headed north, now along the eastern shore of the Cape Peninsula, admiring the spectacular views of the ocean along the way. When we saw this sign we knew we were nearing our destination, Boulder Beach, home of a colony of African or ‘jackass penguins’. These penguins are they only species that live on…
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