Monthly Archives: December 2012
Warm water at Clifton
Like a beach at sunset
Doggies at the beach
Dogs love to run free on the beaches, chasing balls and crashing though waves, but the reality is that there have been incidents where innocent kids have been attacked and where people who are desperately afraid of dogs have been traumatised. Since law enforcement officers aren't able to tell the difference between a dangerous animal and a friendly puppy, and since people who are afraid of dogs couldn't care if the dogs would never attack them, it makes sense to compromise in the way the City has.
For what it's worth, I took this photo after 18h00, so these friendly four-leggeds were allowed on the beach, but since they weren't on a leash I believe the owners were in fact breaking the law - perhaps unbeknownst to them.
Kids in the water
Summer at Clifton beach
Abseiling Santa
Slow like a tortoise
The Golden Mole trail on Tygerberg Hill
Kerry-Anne and I decided to walk one of the hiking trails, The Golden Mole trail. Take a look at the route that I recorded using Map May Run.
It costs only R12.50 to enter the nature reserve. Visit The Friends of Tygerberg Hills's website for information about organised hikes. Note that Tygerberg Hill has two entrances, the one I showed in my map, and another in Plattekloof, lower down and on the other side of the hill.
Walking though the fynbos
If you look carefully you can faintly see the white buildings on the right side of the photo, almost in the middle. While trails had arrows and were marked "Hillcrest", we weren't sure which trail would be the shortest. It's almost impossible to see where trails lead and basically ends up being a flip of a coin that causes one to choose a 30 minute walk back over a 3 hour hike over hills and down dales.
Hillcrest to Table Mountain
If you're keen to amble though the vineyards, along one of the trails, arrive by 8am, take an exploratory walk through the vineyards, and end off the outing by visiting the estate's restaurant for breakfast. Be sure to take plenty of sunscreen and water along - it's surprisingly easy for a quick walk to turn into a two-hour trek.
Hiking in Durbanville
Only after the hike did we learn that this area is well known for the Cape Cobra - an extremely venomous snake. While we never actually saw snakes, the sign "Snake Alley" (posted along one of the routes we walked) made a whole lot more sense, and we felt really grateful for not encountering any of the slippery, slithery slinkies.
The quarry at Hillcrest in Durbanville
This photo is of a small secluded function venue at Hillcrest that's often used for corporate events, weddings, and other parties.
Stellenbosch alleyway
Pink flora
Nuts ‘n bolts
Arty buildings
The green of Stellenbosch Botanical Gardens
Trains ‘n tracks
Spectacle spectacle
Before I die I want to…
Visit her website to see dozens of far-more-awesome photos of the original as well as similar walls in Brooklyn, Johannesburg, Mexico and Kazakhstan.
Seeds to the wind
Grass and trees and things
Abandoned
An abandoned building in Newlands Forest
Flood damage in Newlands Forest
Into Newlands Forest
A rhino [mural] in Kloof Street
Can you imagine a day when the rhino no longer wanders the African bushveld, when they're but history in a textbook? That would suck.
All pink and green
Helicopters at Working on Fire’s Newlands base
Visit their website to find out how you can get involved.