Windswept

Windswept
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Pic of the day today on this wonderful blog. Up to date for any travelling and tourism needs, very informative and supportive towards and about the local community of Cape Town.

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Gone Fishing

Change of scenery can work wonders even if it is only for a weekend. Time out can be like 30 days in your head even if it was only for a few hours; well it sure feels like that.
Affordable, value for money and pet- friendly places are starting to become quite an interesting exercise. Luckily we found such a place and like in most cases were not too sure what to expect as the internet was our guide and that does not always match up to reality, you know what I mean.

Charming little beach cottage in Vermont which is a little seaside village outside Hermanus, about one and half hours drive from Cape Town along the coast. Nestled near the beach and a lake with gentle giants, as in mountains filled with fynbos as your backdrop scenery.
A simple ,comfortable and quite spacious wooden cottage erected on a kite shaped plot, hence the name. Have a look at http://www.kitecottage.co.za/ and of course I could not resist “shooting” the attention to the detail placed so welcoming in this home from home. Most importantly what has been discovered is all “real”, no make believe…Enjoy.

Cute little painting for the kite cottage.

Sleepy dog guarding the entrance.

Love these cupboards.

More detail of the cupboard

The utilization of space in the door...

Detail of an 'Art Deco' Handle belonging to a stove.

Interesting bathroom mirror with little painted, wooden offcuts.

Swimming with dolphins?

Shelly Curtain tie-back

The outdoors, plants that belong here naturally.

Not to mention the most beautiful scenery that surrounds you.

Perfect end of the day, magic to take into your dreams...

Wishing all family and friends a prosperous new year, all the very best for 2010.

Let it be filled with lots of happiness, love and peace. Einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr.

2009 was really the most challenging and sadest year for me so far, I hope it can only get better from here onwards.

Merry Christmas everyone, hope it as cheerful and colourful as this angel, handmade with lovely bead detail. To all family and friends enjoy a tranquil christmas eve. Frohe Weihnachten.

http://www.capetown.travel/blog/entry/pincushion_protea_flickr_pic_of_the_day/

Its really groovy to have your foto up as a picture of the day and its not small either, very overpowering... Thanks to this flickr group of cape town live love it. Seems to me that flowers are my best models at the moment and the learning curve continues.

The Cape of Storms surely lived up to its name again. Howling Gail force winds reaching up to 70 km/h at Cape Point and huge sea swells from 5-8 metres along the coast causing lots of havoc.

One place that lends itself well for watching this drama unfold is Kalk Bay Harbour. The layout of the pier creates an immense upsurge of these swells smashing with thunderous intensity and engulfing the lighthouse in the process. Quiet unpredictable and not to mention dangerous…The restaurants at the harbour have previously experienced their share of these rough seas smashing their windows, this time though it was a mere cleaning surge with a odd mussel taking a peak…

Symphonic

Thunderous splash

Hair raising

Boats, even safely in the harbour were rocking about and had to be continously 're-tightened'.

Warm and safe with the odd window cleaning splash.

'Warming' up at the Harbour House Restaurant and keeping an eye on the lighthouse and would you believe some daring surfers too.

Muizenberg, my seaside village in the Cape Southern Peninsula, making special, splashy news today.

The New World Guinness Record making attempt of more than 100 surfers riding the same wave at the same time, today's result is not confirmed yet and also awaiting with anticipation for Brazil's later attempt. More at this website: http://www.surfersvillage.com/feed/show.asp?Id_news=43282

All registered, waiting and ready, notice the iconic bath huts in the background.

And away they go.

All lined up and again waiting for one o' clock and the perfect wave, which was challenging today as the breeze was slightly more westerly which flattens the crucial waves a little but the high tide/ full moon scenario had a major role to play...

Look everyone here we are...riding the wave...

So , the result of this will be announced later, beautiful day for the onlookers, only the surf was not quite up...

Somewhere in all this excitement, time stood still. Historical clock tower by Muizenberg train station, time to give this beauty her maintenance...

Brazil is next in a few hours time. http://www.wavescape.co.za/general/earthwave-2009.html#

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday...