Fire

The past weekend was not a good weekend for us Capetonians. A massive fire in Houtbay some 20 minutes drive from here, but on the other side of the mountain on Saturday destroyed some 3000 shacks in an informal settlement and affected more than 15,000 people. Although we could not see the fire the wind direction blew the smoke our way and for most of the day we could but barely see the mountain range which is usually clear and sharp.

Constantiaberg covered in smoke.

Table Mountain barely visible.

Had to keep all windows closed to prevent the smoke coming into the house and this made us feel the heat of the day (33C/92F) more than usual.  Enjoy a super day.

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Table Mountain see from the Blaauwberg Nature Reserve.

Enjoy a blessed day.

Hout Bay scenes

The Sentinel seen from the Chapman’s Peak drive.

Joy ride on the bay.

Can’t believe it is weekend again. Have a super day.

Special

After a night’s rain sunrise yielded a special view on the back of Table Mountain.

As a bonus we were also treated to a rainbow.

The weekend is here so please enjoy.

Mountain mist

From my archives.  Mountain mist on the Bertie’s Balcony hiking trail.

Enjoy the start of the weekend.

Mountain view

Table Mountain seen from the suburb Milnerton.

Enjoy a super day.

Illusion and reality

From a distance it looked like snow on the summits of Muizenberg, but it was a strange way in which the rising sun lighted the mountain in the morning mist.

A cold winter sunset seen over the slopes of Constantiaberg.

Enjoy the day.

Last view

Wednesday past was the last time we saw the sun and the Alps, since then it was cloud cover and rain and the same is expected tomorrow when we leave.  So I am sharing the last view of the Alps we had.

All that now remains is packing the cases, enjoy the final evening with the children and grandies.  Tomorrow will be off to the airport for the long journey home.  At least we have proof of the memories we will take with us.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

It is big

Seen from the Jura mountains in the Spring mist is Mont Blanc over a hundred kilometres way.

Enjoy the evening.

Getting closer

The beauty of the Alps is that allows one to see it differently from different angels, yet it remains the same. The pics below were taken from a different angel and place to those posted earlier.

The Alps through my 300mm lens

Enjoy the day of rest.