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Good News For Cape Point Peninsula Residents

Posted on July 28, 2011July 28, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

Introducing the Cape Point Peninsula Green Card There is some great news for the residents of the Cape Point peninsula from the Table Mountain National Parks, with the introduction of a new residents card- called The Green Card. This is essentially a Wild Card with a limited number of entries per year and is solely for the benefit of local people. Enjoy the beauty of Cape Poi...

Nature on our doorstep- A day out at Cape Point

Posted on July 25, 2011August 4, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

Close up of a Dassie at Cape of Good Hope-Cape Point Peninsula

Following my post last week about the birth of a Mountain Zebra in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, at Cape Point, we decided to take a family day out and see if we could find it. Despite knowing the general area that the herd was located we had no luck, however, it was a wildlife feast. A baboon encounter well before arriving at Cape Point After a recent trip to Durban ...

Cape Point Peninsula National Park- Mountain Zebra Foal Born

Posted on July 21, 2011July 21, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

Mountain Zebra Foal Born In Cape Point National Park I read today with great interest that a Mountain Zebra foal was born in the park on Tuesday (19th July). More accurately the new arrival is a Cape Mountain Zebra [Equus zebra zebra], one of two species of mountain zebras (the other being the Hartmann's Mountain Zebra [Equus zebra hartmannea]). If you are ever confronted b...

‘Current treatment of ADHD’- You are invited to a talk in Hout Bay

Posted on July 12, 2011July 12, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

I was contacted by one the visitors to the site who has a very good cause to which they are associated. As someone who has a two and a half year old who is full of energy it is also one with which I can readily sympathize. The Hout Bay Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Support Group has organized a talk/lecture about the current treatments of the disorder. All the det...

Egyptian Geese are from Egypt-right?

Posted on July 11, 2011July 31, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

At this time of year I am delighted and annoyed by the arrival of hordes of Egyptian Geese that descend onto Fish Hoek sports field. Delighted- because they are beautiful, interesting and funny birds. Annoyed- it isn't the birds' fault, they turn grass into guano, and they haven't been supplied with enclosed toilets yet, which was an issue raised at the last election, but...

More road lunacy on the Cape Peninsula

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

Despite all the recent local media attention regarding the problems on the roads on the Cape Point Peninsula it seems that the message is not getting through. On Sunday evening, just as I was leaving the house to walk the dogs, I heard an almighty screech, crash and a crunching sound. I thought at first it was from Kommetjie Road, but it wasn't so I rushed out the back of the h...

Limonchello- a great way to make use of the season’s bounty of Cape Lemons

Posted on July 4, 2011July 5, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

It is citrus season on the Cape and so all things orange and lemon are very cheap in the shops. We have a lemon tree on our veranda that is overloaded with fruit this year. Lemons are not the kind of thing that you want to eat as fruit, and there is only so much you can squeeze it on. There is always cocktail hour but what about the rest of the crop. As the old saying ...

The History of the Cape Point Peninsula Article 2: The first colonization

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

The weather worn rocks of the Table Mountain chain give you the feeling that they are eternal, and that things have always been as they are today. It is hard to imagine that things were once very different. In geological terms it was only a moment ago that our ancestors came to gaze upon the mountains for the first time. Evidence suggests that our ancestor’s first settled...

Public Meeting Re Kommetjie Road- July 7th

Posted on June 28, 2011June 28, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

Road accident at Kommetjie Rd Quarry Rd intersection

All those with an interest in the on going debate regarding traffic and accidents on Kommetjie are invited to a public meeting on July 7th. The meeting will take place in the Fish Hoek Civic Centre and will start at 7pm. Apparently there will be a number of public officials present who should be able to present their ideas and plans for Kommetjie Road, and hopefully are open...

Heavy Weather Warning for the Cape Point Peninsula

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

It is a beautiful day today, however the South African Weather Beaurau have issued a heavy weather warning for the Cape Point area for the coming week. They are forecasting winds up to 65kph and heavy rain. So enjoy the sunshine while it lasts and get ready for a pretty ordinary week weather-wise. Take it easy on the roads and be safe.