Famous last words of Marius

Today was one of those perfect days in Cape Town.  I went to visit family in Melkbosstrand and on my way home I stopped at Bouberg beach and took some photos of what else than Table Mountain.

There was some boats in the bay on one wreck was so close, it looked like one was able to touch it.

And what is a view of Table Mountain and Cape Town without the Cape Town Stadium.

In my Picasa Gallery you can see a closer view of the stadium together with some other photos I have taken of ships in the bay and people (babies) and dogs on the beach..

WebUrbanist ran an article today called Starry Knights: 14 Stellar Star-Shaped Fortresses which did not include our beloved castle in Cape Town.  Here is a picture I grabbed from Google Maps.

From Wikipedia:

Built by the Dutch East India Company between 1666 and 1679, the Castle is the oldest building in South Africa. It replaced an older fort called the Fort de Goede Hoop, which was made out of clay and timber and built in 1652 by Jan van Riebeeck upon his arrival at the Cape.
The purpose of both were to act as a replenishment station for ships
passing the treacherous coast around the Cape on long voyages between
the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies.

Took these this morning while the sun was trying to burst through the clouds.

Click on the image to view a larger one.  These photos were taken with my Canon Powershot SX20 IS and using the sunset setting.

Technorati Tags: sunrise

There was this little bit of cloud over the Hottentot Mountains and as luck would have it, this morning, the sunrise was through this little bit of clouds which made it spectacular.

Here is some photos for you to enjoy.

These photos were taken with my Canon Powershot SX20 at various focal lengths, f stops and exposure times.  Click on each image to enlarge.

Technorati Tags: cape town, sunrise

Via my mailbox .. thanks Emma.

One way to use a container .. wonder if this guy got to work?

Technorati Tags: catch a ride

This greeted me this morning:

Click on images for larger view.

Technorati Tags: sunrise, summer, cape town

Beautiful sunset after a glorious sunny day in Cape Town.

Summer, here we come.

Technorati Tags: sunset, cape town

This was the sunrise greeted me this morning. 

More can be seen in my Sunrise Gallery.

Technorati Tags: cape town, sunrise

As mentioned in my previous posting, my daughter spend the day in Stellenbosch writing admission tests.  Yesterday afternoon when I went to fetch her, I saw the snow covered mountain peeks.  Now you all know why it is so freezing cold here in Cape Town.

You can see the full scale image and more in my gallery here.

Technorati Tags: snow, mountains, cape town, stellenbosch

On Tygerberg Hill are some radio masks and this morning one of the masks was sticking out above the clouds.

It is an overcast day here in Cape Town and the air is starting to get nippy.  Winter is on its way but there is something not right with the weather here in the Cape.  What is this with the thunder this morning and it is not the first time this month.  We are not suppose to get thunder and lightning here in the Cape. 

More photos here: My Photo Gallery – Clouds

Technorati Tags: clouds, winter, thunder, cape town