We are avid listeners to Cape Talk Radio; it accompanies
most of our working days at home. We have our Dutch friends here for a couple
of months and Yvonne grew up in Clifton so when we heard about Moonstruck, a free
concert organised by Cape Talk on Fourth Beach last Saturday night, we made plans to go. But, as both
men hate sand between their toes, we decided to have it on the rocks
overlooking the beach. The weather could not have been more perfect. Shaded by our hats we could enjoy the late afternoon together
We were a little shocked at how
many kids and young people climbed over the rocks and casually used the private
swimming pool of this house which has no fencing
Crowds beginning to gather on
the beach for the start of the concert at 6
This small wagtail and its mate
seem to have made this rock their home. There is certainly a lot of crumbs
dropped there from picnics
The concert was in aid of the
National Sea Rescue Association (NSRI), our Lifeboat Association, a very
popular charity. And they gave us a small 'drive past" at the beginning of
the concert. And kept watch on the swimmers in the bay
Some very impressive boats
arrived
Lion’s Head and Clifton with
the small flotilla enjoying the concert
Swimming from the shore to the
boats were some very good swimmers. Well they made it this time
A party going on
A golden girl on a golden sea. Quite
a new sport here is Stand Up Paddle boarding aka SUP, and while the sea is calm
and the wind not blowing, it is very popular
The concert stage and the
crowd. No alcohol was allowed on the beach, just water and cool drinks, and we
saw it being stringently policed. You could also taste food from Simply Asia
The sun beginning to set on a
perfect day. And, in the sky above the Twelve Apostles, just a glimmer of a silvery shimmer of the waning crescent moon
The concert finished at 8 just
as the sun set. People continued to
picnic on the rocks. We headed home then as we knew the traffic was going to be
difficult
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2018
