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Total Eclipse of the Moon- Cloud Over the Cape Point Peninsula Nearly Spoilt it.

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

The moon during an eclipse, showing just a thin sliver left

The clouds were scudding across the sky following one of the most violent thunderstorms we have had for a while. Fortunately it stopped raining and the strong south wester provided enough breaks in the clouds to allow fleeting glimpses of this centuries longest total eclipse of the moon. Although not as rare as a total eclipse of the sun, nor as spectacular it is a sight sti...

We are so lucky to live on the Cape Point Peninsula!

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

Jaegers walk Fish Hoek view out towards Kalk Bay

On days like this it makes you glad to be alive and living on the Cape Point Peninsula. The sun is out, there is no breeze to speak of and all seems gentle with the world. This week has seen a number of heavy issues pass through my desk and the family has been suffering from the dreaded lurgy; so we thought that we would take advantage of what could be the last nice weather ...

Another Tradgic Killing on Kommetjie Road- One readers account

Posted on June 10, 2011June 10, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

Road accident at Kommetjie Rd Quarry Rd intersection

Following the death of Gaby Bouwer it seems that little was done to actually decrease the risk of death and injury on Kommetjie Road, now statistics have caught up with us again and someone else has had to pay the ultimate price for a) the general negligence of drivers and b) the ineptitude of authorities to do something about it. I was going to write my own piece about this ki...

Wild Mushrooms in the Cape Point Peninsula- Nutritious food source or deadly accident waiting to happen?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

The weather in the last few weeks has been good for ducks (ones with thermal underwear presumably) and also for mushrooms, judging by the number that are sprouting up, well…, like mushrooms. Now, I am one of those people who fancy themselves as a bit of an outdoors man, and in the UK I had a fair idea of what could and could not be eaten out of the hedgerows and fields. ...

Developments in the Cape Point Peninsula- how can you have your say?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

New developments pop up like mushrooms in the Cape Point Peninsula, and one wonders where they are all going to go. Recently the City gave up its legal battle against the development at Dassenberg, which got the community up in arms, but this is by no means the only property project on the go at the moment in the Deep South, nor will it be the last. Recently plans were appr...

Top class football entertainment right here on the Cape Point Penninsula

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

A passionate crowd, three goals, a fight, two yellow cards and a sending off- and I only saw the last 15 minutes. Was this a European game on pay TV or a PSL game on SABC? No, it was Fish Hoek versus Camps Bay on Fish Hoek Sports Field, all seats were sold out and it was standing room only. For those of you who follow the beautiful game it was no festival of silky skills but...

Local Election Time for the Cape Point Peninsula- What are you voting for?

Posted on May 9, 2011May 9, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

The local government elections are fast approaching and as someone with a keen interest in local affairs I have been following events in the media. Then something dawned on me- I actually have no clue what is being voted for next week! First let me explain that whilst I am not a permanent resident of the Cape Point I am not a citizen of South Africa, and therefore cannot vot...

Get the Cape Point weather through Cape Point Chronicle

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

To add more useful features to the web site I was trawling through widgets that I could use (they are handy little bits of code that sit in the column on the right of the screen) and I came across a weather widget (you may have to scroll down a bit to see it). I just told it where I was in the world and it puts the current weather and a three day forecast. Its pretty basic stuf...

African Penguins at Boulders Beach

Posted on April 27, 2011April 27, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

The season is changing, there is a definite nip in the air, and rain squalls seem to be the flavour of the moment. What better thing to do in such weather than take a family trip to Boulders Beach to see the African Penguins (well, if you are a from the north of England, rain showers and temperatures in the low teens is considered to be a corker of a bank holiday- head to t...

Longbeach Mall- Why all the empty units?

Posted on April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

I don't often go to the mall, for me it is the most effective waste of my time imaginable. However, occasionally I have a need for something and have to drag myself there. Many times I just walk from the eastern entrance up to pick and pay. On Sunday I was with D and it was raining heavily so we parked in the underground. We needed to go to Pick and Pay and the photo shop on th...