where Mbutu primary is situated. The beach was idyllic, made all the more stunning by a pair of huge Baobab trees. We had brunch under the Baobab and I managed to find a fresh baobab fruit which after some vigorous hitting with a rock, I cracked open. The fruit of a baobab is amazing; it's completely dry and powdery, and bears a strong resemblance to freeze-dried lemon.We walked back from the beach along the coast. The beach was full of rock pools with loads of small fish. We had to climb up to the cliff and around the headland.
Dad had to leave at about 4 in the afternoon to go to Ghana. He was desperate to see some whales before leaving. Jeffrey has recorded the dates of the first whale
to pass past Ras Dege annually for the previous 3 years. The whales pass on their journey back down to the Antarctic past the Cape. The whales had come on the 21, 22 and 23 of July in the recorded past.About an hour after dad left I was writing the blog when Jeffrey called me. He said he had just seen a whale off the headland. We all rushed down to the cliff and stayed for about 30 minutes. We didn't see the whale.
Hudson
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Here is an article from the Guardian about the baobab: http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2291009,00.html
I look forward to hearing about the continuation of the whale story soon!
X Mum
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