.: On the beach at Yzerfontein

When you go to Yzerfontein you just have to take walks on the two superb long white beaches

This is the beach we could see from our accommodation, Swept Away,

and it was lovely to watch this man with his small child flying a kite

Just what Lynne and her father used to do when she was this age

Mother and child walking through the edge of the water, with the kite above them

The sound of the waves on the beach is so soporific when you are falling asleep

A family spending the day on the beach below our accommodation, Swept Away, the house in the middle in the top row

One day the south Easter had been blowing and it brings in lots of jelly fish

These are Compass jelly fish, not very dangerous;

the sting is like a bee sting and no one on the beach seemed to be stung while we were there

There were so many of them and they were all beautifully marked; some look just like glass paper weights

Early morning walkers having a chat

On the other beach, called 16 mile beach, the sand is firmer

and the waves are more gentle

We saw this kelp gull devouring a crab

The seagulls were very scarce while we were there and so were the other sea birds. We did wonder why?

Normally you see so many and certainly lots of cormorants

He was really getting every bit out of that shell

Our view across the cold Atlantic Ocean toward Table Mountain and our home on a perfect 'blue' seaside day

Late evening; you can see the South Easter clouds gathering over Table Mountain

Thursday, December 17, 2020