A lush green day all the way in sunny sublime Plettenberg Bay

It’s a wall of green today, not just on the Hive cryptocurrency price chart, as price pumps 75% in the past two days from $0.40 to $0.70, but also on my hiking trail along the south coast of Africa. What a beautiful warm winter’s day, with epic sunshine and warm breezes. The six hours of power cuts due today are a minor distraction in such pleasant conditions. That’s three sets of two-hour cuts for the town today as the national power supplier faces even bigger challenges than ever. Still, our country is so rich in sunshine that even today’s mid-winter moment is warm enough to enjoy an outdoor adventure.

Walls of lush green vegetation make the rough rocky landscape look far more inviting 

I saw my first whale of the season yesterday. It felt really auspicious, like a positive sign of growth. The whale was briefly visible – just the blow hole with a little spray above the water’s surface as she swam by while I watched from the cliff side. The whale seemed to be surrounded by dolphins which also sprang about in her wake. Thus the green day accompanied by the sign of whale and dolphins all leaves me feeling very positive regarding the potential growth of my Hive coin bags as well as my healthy natural environment on the ground here in the sunny winter wonderland of South Africa.

Walls of green vegetation fill the landscape along these rugged and remote cliffs on Africa's southern shoreline as whales pass by just offshore 

Add to that green vibrancy of lush healthy vegetation which really uplifts the mood and inspires a sense of growth for the future. Similarly the whales arriving now for their annual birthing in the sheltered Plettenberg Bay, really bring hope for the future. The whales swim from thousands of miles away to come give birth in the relatively warm Indian Ocean waters along these shores. Only a handful of bays are fortunate to receive the whales for a few months. And this bay is one of them. Another is at the Cape of Good Hope, also known as Cape Town, my place of birth, and then also just outside Cape Town there is another bay called Hermanus, about an hour or more along the coast.

Here's a little cave to take shelter with its own green carpet and a perfect view of the the sea

These places make popular tourist destinations for whale watchers. The climate is great despite it being mid winter, with loads of warm sunshine, and the outdoor environment really facilitates exploration and adventure for all ages. I wasn’t able to capture any photos of the whale sighting this time, since it was only a slight view from a distance. However, I did manage to actually hear the whale breathing and making little squeaking noises, as they do when communicating. The sounds they make travel for miles, which is just awe- inspiring and gives one the sense of just how huge they are. You don’t realize it when just a slither appears above the ocean surface, but they are indeed the biggest animals on the planet with highly developed brain and nervous system as mammals.

Lovely little flowers dotted on the green cover that stretches all the way up the cliff side

There were also some shark sightings yesterday and a danger alert, which suddenly saw the local municipality close all the beaches to swimming or surfing for a while. It seems the sharks, which also live here due to the nearby seal colony, were active and the safety precautions were put in place to protect unsuspecting bathers. It is, after all, holiday season now, with numerous tourists visiting our beautiful seaside holiday town for a few weeks. They don’t get to see my particular stretch of the shore though, as it’s too hidden and difficult to access.

The hidden and difficult to access shoreline where I do my hiking with hardly another person ever in sight

I live here permanently and have had time to wonder along the cliffs and find my own paths down the steep and dangerous cliffs to the rocky shoreline below. So I have the insider insights on the region and am happy to share the photos of the place with you here today. Notice how vast and yet empty of people my landscape photos appear. There are simply no other people on this stretch of the coast whatsoever.

A great view of the walls of green sloping down to the shoreline

You will have to come and visit personally if you want to see the whales just offshore over the next few months. Or next year this time. You can even hire a tour on a boat out to sea in the bay, where you can get closer to the whales and marine life without disturbing them too much. It makes for a memorable travel adventure where you can get to come closer to the awesome nature and wildlife in this region of the African southern shoreline.

A lush green ground cover makes the place look very inviting, despite the imposing and rugged rock 

(photos my own)