Day 68 - Meet & Greet with owls and Noses Point

Hey guys!

This morning we walked along the beach for about half an hour before heading to the owls :).

There are "Birds of prey experiences" everywhere here, so we thought we had to try it. Yesterday we called there and got an appointment for today right away.

After a drive of a little over 1.5 hours, we arrived at the bird station. We were greeted very friendly and then headed straight to the birds of prey. The tour lasted 30 minutes and was really informative! While we held the owls on our arms, our guide (we think her name was Anne) told us interesting facts about the owls. Those with bright eyes only hunt at night. The barn owl, which we got as the second one, had completely black eyes - so it also hunts at night. They can't move their eyes, so they have to turn their heads every time they want to look elsewhere (they can turn their heads 270 degrees!).

The barn owls don't have water-repellent feathers. When it rains, they soak up water and become too heavy to fly. That's why long periods of rain can be deadly for these animals...

We learned a lot more, but we don't want to give you an owl training :).

All in all, it was a great trip that was absolutely worth the 40 pounds for both of us.

Afterwards, we continued to "Noses Point", where we will set up our camp on the beach today.

After a short break and a delicious dinner, we wanted to stretch our legs while it was still light.

We walked down to the beach and realized that we had landed in a place with a lot of history. Below us was a gigantic mine that closed in 1991 after a century of operation. According to the information boards, this was a huge relief for nature - it must have suffered a lot from the mine waste. Additionally, there is still a World War II bunker on the beach. We never paid much attention in history or were interested in it.... But when you stand directly at such a place, it really gets under your skin!

Today rain was forecasted all day, but we were lucky. It did rain, but only for about two hours during the drive. Tomorrow should also stay dry - we hope for the best :)).

See you tomorrow!