Russell Hepworth, Author at Cape Point Chronicle

Seals In Kalk Bay Harbour

Posted on September 20, 2010January 15, 2015 by Russell Hepworth

For as long as I have been in the area there have been seals in Kalk Bay Harbour. I cannot remember ever going there and there not being at least one seal cavorting around the moored boats, taking advantage of the fishermen’s waste. In the past, since there have been such low numbers I always assumed that the seals were either old hands looking for a free meal, sick anim...

Football World Cup- Is there a real legacy?

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Russell Hepworth

Being that it was a stunning Saturday morning and I had my delightful daughter to entertain I decided to take her on her tricycle down to Fish Hoek sports field for a trundle around. Whilst down there we stopped for a while to watch a junior football game which was taking place on the bottom pitch, in the corner nearest the baseball club. I managed to work out from the paren...

Be Water-wise: Quick Tip to save water when flushing your toilet, or how the house brick can save the planet!

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Russell Hepworth

Further to my post about the possible effects of La Nina I am pleased to see that we have indeed had an increase in rain fall. Whether this will be enough to get us to full capacity before the dry summer begins only time will tell. Whatever happens to the dam levels we are still going to be in for a rough time with regards to water since demand is putting an increasing press...

Main Road: Upgrade?

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Russell Hepworth

I was coming back from Epping last week down the Prince George Drive and decided, since it was a nice day and didn’t mind sitting at the lights, to come home via Kalk Bay (as luck would have it the lights were green and I went straight through). This isn’t the first time that I have driven down Main Road since the first section near Muizenburg has been finished, but for some...

Jupiter Returns to the Cape Point Evenings

Posted on September 2, 2010September 2, 2010 by Russell Hepworth

For the first time in a while the skies are relatively clear tonight and I noticed that Jupiter has returned to our late evening skies. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and many believe that it is a failed star. It has all the elements in it to make a star, it just falls short of creating enough pressure to cause a chain reaction as in the Sun. Jupiter is a ga...

Baboons: Practical tips for living in harmony with our simian neighbors- part 1

Posted on August 31, 2010July 16, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

Further to my recent post regarding walking with baboons I realized that it is easy for someone to support these animals if that person doesn’t have to actually deal with them (no baboons in Fish Hoek!) Well, I am not going to be moving to Glencairn or Simons Town anytime soon so I thought that I would do the next best thing and look into tactics for combating these potent...

Walking with Baboons

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Russell Hepworth

I can’t claim that I did this recently but I did find the photos on my hard drive. With all the tension that is being seen between the two primate groups on the Cape I thought I would write a little piece on my afternoon with the baboons. For the sake of not misleading my readers, I have to say that I am pro the baboons, so don’t think for a second that this piece is goi...

Quick link to the Gaby Bouwer post

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Russell Hepworth

If you are visiting the site after reading the letter in the paper then follow this link to the artcle it mentions Click here Many thanks for visiting the site.

New walking route added, Black Hill to Lewis Gay Dam

Posted on August 24, 2010August 24, 2010 by Russell Hepworth

Fearing that the weather was going to turn for the worst over the weekend I decided to make the most of the beautiful sunshine and take a walk from Black Hill to the Lewis Gay Dam. I also wanted to see what the state of the water level in the dam was, since I had seen stats that said it should be nearly full, but I just didn't believe that we had had that much rain (see post ht...

Morning out to Noordhoek Farm Village- Breakfast at The Foodbarn

Posted on August 21, 2010August 21, 2010 by Russell Hepworth

With the weather closing in and the wind picking up we decided to combine a trip to the supermarket with a visit to the Noordhoek Farm Village. The Noordhoek Farm Village is a great place for us because it allows us to grab a sneaky coffee and it gives our daughter somewhere different to play on the swings and slides- she especially loves the two wooden rocking horses. Y...