South African adventure

We are starting our horse safari this morning...In about a half-hour, I will meet the horse I'll be riding for the next five days.

A friend and I spend the day yesterday meandering along the coast from Capetown to Hermanus and beyond, whale watching and snacking on enormous strawberries (hard to find in Kenya). Then we drove to Farm 215, the starting point for our safari, a very cool, Scandinavian-style eco-lodge surrounded by windswept hills with a distant view of the ocean.

Now I'm sitting at the guest computer with my helmet on, which must look pretty silly, waiting for our guide.