Gordo's photos of the Atlantic Coastline
All photos and text Copyright © 1998-2003 Gordon Richardson gordonr@iafrica.com


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Model glider from Signal Hill with Robben Island - Winter '94

model glider from Signal Hill with Robben Island

It looks like this model glider is trying to fly over Robben Island,
which is in fact more than 6km away.

Click here to see more views from Signal Hill.







Camps Bay with beach - Autumn '96

Camps Bay with beach

The photo on the left is Camps Bay from Kloof Nek


Table Mountain and Twelve Apostles from near Clifton Beach
photo courtesy of Andries Laubscher

Table


Waves off Bantry Bay and Sea Point - July '98
waves off Bantry Bay waves off Sea Point


Atlantic waves breaking on Oudekraal pebble beach
photo courtesy of Kevin Richardson

Atlantic waves breaking on Oudekraal pebble beach



Llandudno beach - December '94

Rocks and sea off Llandudno beach Llandudno beach

This is one of the nicest beaches near Cape Town, but also one of the hardest to get to, with limited parking and no public transport.



Oil-spill on beach at Sandy Bay - early Jul '00
One of the most secluded beaches on the coast, it was hit by an oil-spill on 3 July 2000

Oil-spill on beach in Nature Reserve at Sandy Bay


Sandy Bay from Little Lion's Head - Dec '01

Sandy Bay from Little Lion's Head


Wreck and Atlantic Coast from Oude Skip - Oct/Nov '03

wreck and Atlantic Coast from Oude Skip Sandy Bay and Atlantic Coast with Lion's Head


Sandy Bay and Atlantic coast from Karbonkelberg - Oct/Nov '03

Sandy Bay wide-view from Karbonkelberg path Sandy Bay and Atlantic Coast from burned Karbonkelberg



View from Karbonkelberg of Table Mountain and Lions Head and Robben Island
photo courtesy of Kevin Richardson

view from Karbonkelberg of Table Mountain and Lions Head and Robben Island


View from Karbonkelberg past Chapman's Peak to Noordhoek and Kommetjie
photo courtesy of Kevin Richardson

view from Karbonkelberg past Chapman's Peak to Noordhoek and Kommetjie


Views over Noordhoek beach to Kommetjie south of Hout Bay - June '99 and July '98
Kommetjie and Noordhoek beach from upper Silvermine view over Noordhoek beach to Kommetjie



Scarborough Bay with ship aground - Aug '01
The ship ran aground during the night, but no lives were lost

Scarborough Bay with ship aground



June '82

Atlantic Ocean and Lions Head from Karbonkelberg

Atlantic Ocean and Lions Head from Karbonkelberg


Headland with isthmus from Karbonkelberg

headland with isthmus from Karbonkelberg close-up of headland with isthmus from Karbonkelberg


View from Karbonkelberg to Chapman's Peak and Noordhoek

View from Karbonkelberg to Chapman's Peak and Noordhoek


Granite rocks and sea

waves and granite rocks below Karbonkelberg


From here you can go:
  • north to Milnerton beach with views of Table Mountain
  • along the entire Western Cape Coastline
  • on a general tour of the Peninsula
  • north east to Kloof Nek and Table Mountain
  • south to Hout Bay

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    06 Jan 2004 updated
    23 Mar 1998 created