Fromtheold Cape Town

 
When you go somewhere, hiking, climbing a mountain or whatever it is you do, you should check before the time on Google maps, study the place to see potential dangers and basically just see where you are. If you know where you are its not as easy to get lost. After all that is what [...]

Last week I read in the district mail they want to remove this sign.  Dont know why though, its not like its bothering someone, its been there for years but I guess they have to want to remove it to make the mountain look better or something.
 

This is part of the road trip series
So we were heading to the Drakensberg. The big famous mountain region I have not seen, in fact at this point I have not even set foot in Kwazulu Natal. So leaving Colesberg on what we thought was the N2 i wanted to take a different route [...]

This is close to sunset in the middle of summer on the Cederberg Mountains. Most people go to the Cederberg in the winter but can also get packed in the summer. During the summer times it can get real hot in the Cederberg.
If you like walking and hiking the Cederberg Mountains is a place you [...]

These two photographs according to me is the two best views of the sea and the two best places to watch the sunset in Helderberg, Cape Town.
The first one is in the Strand almost as the view of the beach from the road ends and you get the Strand lifeguards just after that. I threw [...]

The Hottentots Holland or Helderberg Mountains is where this signal station is located. Its been there for years and was probably used for SABC or radio stations. The fact that this station is here shows that this mountain has the best views and is worth a climb or walk up the road. Althought the road [...]

The photo was taken on the same day as the previous post. It was a bit misty though. If you usually look at these mountains they dont seem so big. Might be the fact that i zoomed in so much. Anyway, Gordons bay is still one of my favourite places to do photography.
You can [...]

Actually somerset west. Its so cold right now my hands and feet almost have no feeling. This must be the coldest its been in a few years. The Helderberg mountains or hottentots holland mountains are covered with snow. Floods have wrecked some farms. I wonder what’s next.

This river used to be full. I dont know if there is a drought now or if its just the time of year but a few years ago this river used to be a strong river, as a child I can remember the snakes that used to cross the river while swimming in the river. [...]