Karate Competition

Today we set off early for Onrus. It was a crisp morning and the drive along the coast was magnificent. The gulls were out looking for breakfast along the beaches and the roadside dunes were covered with Arum Lillies. I would have loved to stop and pick a bunch but unfortunately that is not legal....

There was great excitement as we neared the hall where the children had their Karate Competition. It was K's first competition and she did very well! In her division there were only 2 girls and the girl she was up against was a higher belt than she is .

K with her 1st place prize, a gold medal!

Z was competing against a number of boys his age and was disappointed that he didn't get a medal.

J competed against 2 other boys that were older and had higher belts. Their katas were very advanced compared to his. He secured 3rd place with a bronze medal.

We enjoyed watching the black belts show us some of their katas.

Lunch was a delicious burger at the competition,then we went on to Hermanus to watch the whales in the bay. It was amazing to watch them breaching and blowing spouts of water high into the air. We stood on the rocks and there were a few whales very close by. There were some close encounters with the waves splashing onto the rocks and one man even got washed into the sea. I think his ego and his camera were more hurt than anything else...

Finally home to an evening of homemade pizzas and a glass of good red wine. An early night for all!