Sunday, March 4, 2012

Sunday afternoon @ Little Bay

 

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Little Bay (left above) and Big Bay (right) are two smallish coves on the Cape Town North West Atlantic Coast (part of Table Bay). The yellow arrow indicates the position from which I took the photos this windswept and cloudy afternoon.

IMG_5722Looking across Little Bay towards Big Bay in the distance.

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The parking area in front of The Blue Peter Hotel across Little Bay. The weather being a bit on the nippy side, we found parking easily and there was breathing space along the promenade pathways. Nice, a peaceful stroll for a change… except for the dog poo. When will Capetonians learn to clean up?

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If you haven’t eaten at On The Rocks at some time in your life, they say, then you’ve never been to Blouberg. I suspect that “they” haven’t seen the prices either…

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The camera on Zoom picking up the foredunes the other side of Big Bay, looking across the water of both bays.

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A vendor of decorative wire “trees” sprints across Little Bay to dodge the next breaker from the incoming tide. Note the pink crocs, which seem popular with the Congolese here. The work 7 days a week, but I don’t really see them making any sales. Perhaps they peddle other stuff as well?

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John (Public) and Joe (Citizen) try their luck with the rod. I think John caught a tiddler a few minutes after this. Somehow, I think they came for the beers, really…

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It was Spring Tide, said Jeanette. The huge volumes of sea-foam and extra power of the waves seemed to corroborate her statement…

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