Category: Walking/Hiking

Fairest Cape ….

A day of rambling out and about in Cape Town. Sundays are busy days on the glorious Cape Town roads so that driving alone, as I was, it was difficult to stop and take photos that do this magnificent city justice. You will just have to visit and see for yourself – this is just a ‘toe in the water’ so to speak


Never noticed this before 😳

 


Steenberg winery where my lovely cousin’s equally lovely daughter recently married is the first farm (1682) developed in the Cape.   So beautiful.

 

 

 

 



A walk in Spring 

Like two young children let loose, Jill and I set off today to walk from Charmouth to Seatown. The forecast was largely clear, winds, showers, ie iffy if one is inclined to pessimism and good to go if you are Jill and I. 


The reality? 

Iffy And good to go. 

 We were buffeted around on this 6 mile walk, at times with arms outstretched to keep our balance, looking for all the world like kids playing hopscotch; at other times sprayed with rain, then marvelling at the patterns the sun made on the sea, and all the while we puffed and panted up steep steep hills.  

Mud everywhere – at least for some of us 😜😂

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Looking across the downs we could see walkers; an elderly very fit man striding up a hill with his dog, families walking more leisurely across tiny paths just visible in the green; a couple huddled on a bench drinking out of their flasks.


There was a sensation of space; people yes, but solitude a plenty and it was glorious. 

Golden cap – highest point on coast


It was exhilarating, hard work and great fun. 






And followed up with an excellent lunch in the local pub – well outside the local pub, bundled up in jackets, hats, scarves; with all the other diners and their dogs 😃🐕


 

Another special day