In an early post I reported that we were going to enter a La Nina cycle of weather, (for more on this follow this link.) At the time the phenomina was expected to give us a wet end to the winter, which it did, heavy rain for the north of the country in the summer and- if it stays with us, the pattern should be for a dry winter in the Western Cape.
Certainly, world expert opi...
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Author: Russell Hepworth
A History of the Cape Point Peninsula Article 1: A (brief) laymen’s look at the Geological origins of our beloved Cape Point
Being a curious person I recently got interested in the geology of the region. This was partly fueled by the fact that the view from my computer is of the Dassenburg in Fish Hoek, a most intriguing looking lump of rock. This is part one of a series of articles I am planning and is a brief journey back in time, written by a laymen, for the enjoyment of other laymen.
All good ...
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Ten reasons to visit the Cape Point Peninsula
My web traffic stats tell me that a lot of people overseas visit this site for information on the area. So I thought I would write an article promoting the area, giving those people an insight into why they cannot visit South Africa without coming and seeing us here.
Reason 1:
Kalk Bay- what better place to start your visit to the deep south than in Kalk Bay, a picturesque ...
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Holiday Accommodation Page Added
Welcome to the New Year and wishing all our readers a very prosperous 2011.
Over the holiday period I was reviewing the statistics for Cape Point Chronicle, mainly who was visiting the site and where they are from. This proved to be very revealing.
Cape Point Chronicle was devised as a local resource, aimed at people who live in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, particular...
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Thinking of Joining the Exodus to UK? Think Again!
My wife is a travel agent and judging by the enquiries she gets many South Africans have a desperate desire to emigrate. Australia is popular because many see it as SA without the social problems. New Zealand is popular because it isn’t full of Australians. However, by far the most desirable destination is the UK.
People’s reasons for leaving are varied, or that is what ...
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Snake Season
During my evening walk with the dogs we came across two snakes in the dunes below Peer's Cave which is two more than is normally the case. This suggests that snakes are out and about and much more active than usually, which is not unusual in spring and autumn.
The first snake was just at the side of the path, and was discovered by a very suprised labrador who jumped three fe...
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Congestion at Fish Hoek Senior High School
I recently wrote about how wonderful it would be to have fully integrated, reliable, safe public transport system in the area. It was therefore with interest that I read about the recent problems outside Fish Hoek High School.
Anyone who has ever been in the area of the high school at either the beginning or end of the school day will know exactly what is meant here. It is b...
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Cape Point Half Marathon
I have been contacted by Gavin Ross of www.Trailrunning.co.za regarding a half marathon which is taking place on the Cape Point Nature reserve on 14th November, 2010. Anyone who is interested in taking part should contact Gavin using the email address info@trailrunning.co.za. The event is taking place in the early morning and the reserve will be closed to the general public unt...
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I Sometimes Wonder…
Anyone who works in Cape Town and does the drive into town every morning will know that the traffic in rush hour is enough to make you go mad! The drive home is no fun either. There is nothing worse than getting to the outskirts, just where the M3 hits the suburbs and then hitting the stop-go.
I don’t actually work in town but have on occasion had to brave the rush hour tr...
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Baboons: Practical tips for living in harmony with our simian neighbors- part 2
As promised, this time I will look at things that you can do outside the home to reduce the likelihood of a Baboon troop wrecking your garden.
First of all you need to realize why the baboons are visiting your garden. They are primarily looking for food, and it is a good time to raise an often over looked issue here: the food source may not be in your property, it may be in ...
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