besides spending time with family, my main goal during our visit to south africa was to visit boulder's beach, where wild penguins roam free. and being there was even cooler than i imagined! there were SO many penguins and SO few people. i loved every second of it, and it took everything in me to not attempt kidnapping one or two...
oh, and fun story, my mom accidentally stood too close to one and it bit her shin! haha, enough to break the skin! it was exceptionally funny because she had been the only one in our parked car earlier that day, when a baboon jumped in through the window, and she had to chase it out with a water bottle!