Gordo's photos from late-Sep and October 2001
All photos and text Copyright © 2001 Gordon Richardson gordonr@iafrica.com


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Cape fur-seal and penguins at Boulders Beach
This area is now part of the Cape Peninsula National Park

Cape fur-seal on rock at Boulders Beach penguins at Boulders Beach


Waterfall above Simonstown

waterfall above Simonstown


Cape Town Harbour from breakwater with Table Mountain

Cape Town Harbour from breakwater with Table Mountain


Light-tower and harbour breakwater
The breakwater was swamped by waves in the storm in Sept '01

light-tower and end of breakwater harbour and breakwater with tugs


Palm tree in Wynberg Park

palm tree in Wynberg Park


Altocumulus layers over Table Mountain and Muizenberg Beach

altocumulus layer over Table Mountain altocumulus layer over Muizenberg Beach


Sunbeams at dawn over Helderberg from Kenilworth

sunbeams at dawn over Helderberg from Kenilworth


Zandvlei Nature Reserve and Muizenberg Mountain
This unusual flower Satyrium carneum is a root parasite

flowers at Zandvlei with Muizenberg Mountain Zandvlei lagoon reflecting Muizenberg Mountain


Spring flowers at top of Ou Kaapse Weg
This area had been badly burned 18 months previously

spring flowers at top of Ou Kaapse Weg Leucospermum flowers in Silvermine Reserve


Hout Bay from upper Silvermine
A long hike, but worth the view!

Hout Bay from upper Silvermine


Lenticular cloud layers receding

lenticular cloud layers receding


Lenticular cloud turbulent patterns
These form downwind of Table Mountain

lenticular cloud turbulent patterns lenticular cloud turbulent patterns



The author turns 40, and takes the cableway to celebrate

Lions Head, City Bowl and Devil's Peak from Table Mountain
Sea Point, Signal Hill and Robben Island are on the left,
with Table Bay and the Waterfront in the centre

view of Lions Head and City Bowl from Table Mountain view of City Bowl and Devil's Peak from Table Mountain


Muizenberg and Constantiaberg, and 12 Apostles from Table Mountain
False Bay is on the left, and the Atlantic Ocean is on the right

Muizenberg and Constantiaberg from Table Mountain view to 12 Apostles from Table Mountain


Southern Suburbs and False Bay, Table Mountain reservoirs and Hout Bay

Southern Suburbs and False Bay from Table Mountain Table Mountain reservoirs and Hout Bay


Devil's Peak and Northern Suburbs from Table Mountain

Devil's Peak and Northern Suburbs from Table Mountain


Southern Suburbs and False Bay from Table Mountain
Kenilworth Racecourse is in the centre (see view higher in page)

Southern Suburbs and False Bay from Table Mountain


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06 Nov 2001 created