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Hermanus beach

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Hermanus beach
He started digging a little while after we arrived. By the time we started getting ready to leave, all we saw were spikes of orange hair sticking out from below. As we were walking away, back to our car, I think I heard him yell down to someone in Chinese. It was a strange day at Hermanus.

Pig’s Snout Kloof – Stanford to Hermanus

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Pig's Snout Kloof - Stanford to Hermanus
While driving from Stanford to Hermanus friends pointed out Pig's Snout Kloof - a formation that I'd actually never heard of previously.

Can you see the pig lying down, with the front of it's snout facing the camera? Do you see it's two eyes? If you click on the image to enlarge you'll perhaps even be able to make out the two waterfalls, one running from each nostril. Kinda gross, but there you have it. :)

Here's a map, with Google StreetView showing the location, and an extra photo, zoomed out a little.

Rushing over rocks

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Rushing over rocks
For the record, I was watching the water very carefully when this wave broke. The section of rock that I was standing on was on the same level as the rock in the photo, and for a moment I wasn't completely sure that the foaming-frothing sea water wasn't going to reach me. :)

Hermanus beaches

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Hermanus beaches
This is one of the many little beaches tucked away along the Cliff Path walking trail in Hermanus. I've never actually been here in summer - so I wonder how busy these beaches get. I suspect they're not overrun, but probably not quite as deserted as in this photo. :)

The Hermanus Cliff Path

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The Harmanus Cliff Path
The Cliff Path in Hermanus isn't quite as scary as it sounds - there are cliff's, shear drops down to the rocks below, but the pathway is well kept and as long as you don't walk with your nose high-up in the air, you're unlikely to fall off the edge. :)

The only annoying thing is that we came across people who were walking their two unstable-looking Alsatians along the path... at times without leashes!

Man with a heavy hand

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Man with a heavy hand
Kerry-Anne first made the heavy-hand comment on the photo she took. She was kidding of course. :)

This sculpture is a work by Dylan Lewis (see more of his work here). The inscription below the work is a poem by Ian McCallum. It reads:

"Whose permission are we waiting for to enter that 'uncertain ground'
where the voice of our wild history can be heard?
How long is it going to take to acknowledge that there is indeed a menagerie
within each of us... a wolf, a hyena, a lion... a wild man and a wild woman?"
Ian McCallum

The beautiful Hermanus coastline

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The beautiful Hermanus coastline
Isn't it just magnificent? This is the Hermanus coastline, in the direction of Voelklip, an affluent suburb of the popular seaside town.

Hermanus, as you possibly know, is very well known for whale-watching in South Africa. Locals, and tourists, gather in large numbers, during whale season - turning the otherwise comfortable and easy-paced seaside town into a bustling and somewhat congested mangling of cars and people.

Sunny weekends between September and the end of October is certainly not the time to get stuck trying to get into or out of this little town; except if you're either prepared to endure the hours of stop-start traffic, or if you're happy to take the drive to and from Cape Town while everyone else is sleeping. :)

That said, if you're looking for a vibey seaside town, book some weekend time at a hotel or guest house in late September or early October.

Military memorial in Hermanus

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Military memorial in Hermanus
You'll find this war memorial, commemorating fallen heroes of the first and second world wars, in the small coastal town of Hermanus. Kerry-Anne and I spent the weekend in Hermanus, so over the next couple of days I'll share a few photos that will hopefully encourage you to visit the town, if only for a day. :)