Fancy spending a week on Malgas or Jutten islands?

You can volunteer for a six/seven-day shift with the Pelican Watch programme during the gannet- and cormorant-breeding season between October and January. Contact Alec Celliers of SANParks Honorary Rangers West Coast Region on pelicanwatch.wcnp@gmail.com or 082-347-4345. Rustic accommodation on the island is free; your only expense will be food and transport to the Club Mykonos resort jetty near Langebaan.