FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

OH, HAPPY DAYS!

The Southern Right whales are slowly pulling into our bay and I for one couldn’t be happier. There’s just something really special and mystical about these magnificent creatures that draws one to them. Just seeing a spout of water spraying out into the air, or a wave of a tail or flipper here and there makes my heart ever so happy. I can watch them for hours! And judging by the many amazing photos of them splashed all over social media these days, I’m not the only one who can’t get enough of them.

The photo on the cover of this issue, as well as the one below, were both taken by local photographer, Martin Etsebeth, who spends more time out there ‘whale-spotting’ than I do. Yes, I’m jealous! It’s all about timing and location, apparently.

Speaking of ‘location,’ this issue is jampacked with articles about all kinds of interesting things happening at lots of different locations, such as: Stanford Conservation’s 67-Minute Nelson Mandela Day Cemetery Cleanup event (pg 3); fun and games at the Butterfly Centre (pg 7); Paarl’s Green School visiting Stanford’s Swop Shop (pg 9); holiday fun for Eco Warriors at Blue Gum Country Estate (pg 12); Stanford Garden Club visiting Eikenhoff Orchid Nursery (pg 15); and loads more!

Now that the kids are back at school, I’m off to do some whale-spotting!

Happy reading!

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STRANDVELD ADVENTURES GETTING OUT & ABOUT

Tour guides Richard Randall and Casper Bester along with guides-in-training, Alana and Themba, visiting Hermanus Tourism recently to promote ‘Project Iziko’ which aims to provide locals and visitors to Stanford with fun and exciting outdoor activities such as hiking, canoeing, kayaking, zip-lining, quad biking, whale watching and more. Watch this space!

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