Sunday, October 26, 2008

Table Mountain

Navigators loved this eminently recognisable landmark, but feared the treacherous seas around it - literally hundreds of ships have been wrecked around "the Fairest Cape." On Friday there was a howling gale and I had to brace myself against the car to be able to take this photo at all. Some of the tiny purple flowers are immune to high winds, but you can see why few indigenous trees survive in this area. The hardier kite surfers, on the other hand, have a ball - pictures tomorrow!

3 comments:

Webradio said...

Thank You for the text, Shelagh...

The sand is very white here...

Have a good day !

Janet Kincaid said...

Very impressive landmark! And the white caps on the water certainly speaking of how windy it is. How lucky you are to live near the ocean!

Anonymous said...

That's the million dollar view! The best you can get of the Table Mountain. Beautiful light and colours Shelagh!