Ron wrote: > one of the cuter stories to come out of the whole mess, was the family living in blouberg, just up the road from me, and just >across the way from the notorious robben island (now theres a name for a rapper!!). anyway - they heard a knocking on the >front wall of their house one night, went out to have a look, and there was a oil covered penguin :-) now im pretty sure this >story is a blatant lie, but it did find its way into the local press.....
Oh you never know - I believe it! That's a great story! My parents had friends back in the 1940s who lived right on the sand here in Sunset Beach. A seal befriended them and they made him part of the family. He had his own window entrance to the house and slept in the bathtub a lot at night. He also rode along in the passenger seat of the car when they went out shopping and other cars would almost drive off the road at the sight! Wally and Hell got me remembering those little "warmer weather" penguins from when I worked at the old Marineland (where they used to film part of the old Sea Hunt show with Lloyd Bridges) for awhile in high school - they had their own little pond outside the restaurant. I never knew they could be so bristly but they do seem feisty. But I'd kind of like to have one of those big tuxedo'ed King or Emperor penguins ;-) Kakki NP: Chicago with Bill Champlin - Goody Goody
