Kite surfing

The wind out at Cape St Francis was just right for the kite surfers to come out and play. The wind was on-shore and the guys were gunning it up and down the beach in the shallows. Chaos Boy was mesmerised by these guys being dragged around the sea by their big kites. I imagined … Continue reading Kite surfing →

Kite Spider and web

Ok, so this isn't a conventional Skywatch photo, but I love the way the sun shines through this spiders web we found on our visit to Addo Elephant Back Safaris. Sun = sky thus Skywatch. Getting a bit closer we found that the web belongs to a Kite Spider (Genus Gasteracantha). So Kite = Sky … Continue reading Kite Spider and web →

Knysna Sunset

The Knysna Heads is one of the best know landmarks on the Garden Route. The sea pushes into the Knysna Lagoon through the Heads, which is short for headlands. The Eastern Head has a very - and I mean VERY - upmarket residential area on it, while the Western Head is a protected area called … Continue reading Knysna Sunset →

Through the forest canopy

The forest giants of the Tsitsikamma is the Outeniqua Yellowwood. It is South Africa's national tree and grows over 800 years old. Inside the shady forest the sun isn't always visible, but where there are gaps in the forest canopy, usually where ancient trees nave fallen over, it does break through to reach the forest … Continue reading Through the forest canopy →

Skies over Table Mountain

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 … Continue reading Skies over Table Mountain →

Signal Hill Sunset

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 … Continue reading Signal Hill Sunset →

Opening game skies

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 … Continue reading Opening game skies →

Full Moon rising

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.

Canon Rocks sunset

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 … Continue reading Canon Rocks sunset →

Karoo skies

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 … Continue reading Karoo skies →