Taking a break
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Hello 2015!
Sunglasses?
A busy smelly Clifton 4th
Even though many were, there was no freegin' way I was getting into that water. I only managed to stay around for half an hour before I decided that it really wasn't fun on that overly-hot, massively-crowded, somewhat-smelly beach. :(
I shall return another day. When the kelp has left our shores. :)
Clifton at peak tourist season
It is however sad that most tourists never get to see the calm, relaxed, and quiet beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay. I often wonder to myself if crowded and busy beaches are as all they know. It's a shame, because these beaches are spectacular from late February through to April and even May. Next time you visit Cape Town - consider coming a little later in the new year - I pretty much guarantee you'll enjoy it more than the Christmas/New Year period. :)
The late afternoon beach
Beaches, yachts and umbrellas
Through a glass window
A different view of Lion’s Head
Watching the sun go down
Lazy on the beach
Happy in Cape Town
We sure have some big smiles in Africa
Street sleeping
On the bench
It’s a party!
How many men does it take to put up a sign?
Clifton sunset surfer
Anyway, the haze that you see there is from the cold ocean air moving in over the land. The water temperature at the time was only 12°C - which I'm guessing is why that wetsuitless mad surfer person decided to come in to shore.
In case you're wondering, I know it was 12°C because my friend and I (he with his thermometer-watch) hit the waves for all of 4 minutes. It was very unpleasant. Cold-sandy water, with plenty of seaweed constantly wrapping around our legs.
Everybody says Clifton's a great place to enjoy the view, play in the sand, and relax on the beach - but for swimming, she was certainly not made. Now, this is mostly the case, but I have to say that if you catch the tides just right, Clifton's water can actually be reasonably warm... even approaching a swimmable 19°C! ;)
Summer beach days
While sitting at Caprice I commented to a friend that the bank of mist hovering over the ocean, just off the beach front, reminded me of San Francisco. I remember setting out on a warm and sunny day to take a trip from Santa Cruz up to Half Moon Bay (both towns are a few miles south of San Francisco on the North American west coast).
The weather along that entire coast line was exactly the same as the weather that we had at Camps Bay today - it was hot and sunny 100 meters away from the coast line, but misty with a cold sea breeze on the beach itself.
Father and son
Volleyball on the beach
For interest sake, and not that I have any affiliation with them, the Virgin Active health club in Green Point has outdoor beach volleyball courts. Not that the courts are on the beach - they've filled huge sandpits with beach sand and voilà, miracled up an awesome addition to their facilities.
Hookah on the beach
I don't normally walk up to strangers and ask to take their photo - which is silly I guess - but this time the friend I was with managed to convince me that they, in fact, wouldn't bite my head off.
And, well, much to my surprise, they were fairly happy to have me take the photo. :)
Silhouette of a man
Little Red
A bird’s eye view
High tide
I'm sure the tide's been this high during stormy weather, but I've never seen it quite like this on a sunny beach day!
Got y’r back vinyl
Sea bridge
Photographer
It seems like there's been a huge increase in the number of people taking an interested in amateur or semi-professional photography; which is a great thing for the man on the street who wouldn't (or couldn't) spend the money on a professional shoot, but in many ways must be worrying to the professional photographer who makes their livelihood from the profession.
A long conversation
