Last week for Skywatch I showed you some shots of sunset from Signal Hill. This week I think I'll show you a couple more photos of the skies above Table Mountain and the Mother City, Cape Town.The right hand side of the flat section that forms Table Mountain. Right at the end of the flat section the upper cable car station is visible.Table Mountain at sunset as seen from the road to Signal Hill.For tons of awesome sky photos from…
When the sun sets in Cape Town, many residents and visitors flock to the Atlantic Seaboard to see the sun disappearing behind the horizon of the Atlantic Ocean.A very popular spot to go and see the sun set is from Signal Hill There are normally a couple of tourist buses with hordes of tourists aiming their cameras westward. Looking east from Signal Hill you can see Table Mountain with Devil's Peak flanking it. The afternoon I went up to see…
Last week Wednesday night I went to the opening game of the South Africa 2009 Pro20 cricket series with Hoender (Hoender is my brother and is Afrikaans for chicken. Since primary school his nickname was Hoender because he ran slightly funny. Didn't stop him from playing first team rugby and cricket as well as being a provincial athlete). As the sun went down the sky over the historic St Georges Park looked beautiful and I decided to get a couple…
This was taken from Humewood Beach here in Port Elizabeth about two weeks ago as the full moon was rising over Algoa Bay.For more amazing Skywatch pictures from all over the world, why not go and check it out here.
On Monday I did a post with a photograph of the wreck at Cannon Rocks at sunset. Today I am posting another two sunset pictures taken while camping at Cannon Rocks. Not much to say about it other than "enjoy". There are a lot of awesome Skywatch pictures from all over the world that you can enjoy by clicking here.
Today's post is the conclusion of our drive through the Karoo (featured in Karoo Roads and Windpompe and Karoo Koppies ) from Gariep Dam (also see Gariep Dam Sunrise) to Cannon Rocks (posts still to come). And to link in with Skywatch Friday. As stated before, the Karoo is often referred to as Big Sky Country. "Why?" you ask. "Several reasons", I say. It is a fairly flat countryside with few hills and mountains and even fever big trees. This…
So I decided to have a go at my first meme (sorry Jo) and what other than Skywatch Friday.Sunrise over the main beach at Cape St Francis taken during our last camping trip. I sneaked out early to try and get a nice sunrise photo and wasn't disappointed.For more great Skywatch pictures from around the world, visit the site and follow the links.
The flagpole in front of the Donkin Lighthouse and Pyramid, at sunrise. To the left in the distance is the Brick Campanile, erected in honour of the 1820 settlers.