Our “free time” had expired in Simons Town and we were scheduled to be hauled out in Hout Bay on January 4th. That morning of the third the weather was fair and the seas were settling so we ran out of False Bay and rounded The Cape of Good Hope. On land it is known as Cape Point. The photograph above left is The Cape of Good Hope. We rounded it south of Bellows Rock while a local catamaran took the short cut inside and very near the Cape. The commercial shipping was another couple of miles beyond us to sea, giving the Cape an even wider berth.
If you see the table cloth over the mountains in Cape Town, it means the wind will be strong from the SE. Above the clouds cascading over the peaks and below a blue sky day.
Clear day & flat seas at Hout Bay. Protection is good here but if it blows from the east it can be quite a challenge.
Phoebe & Drake on the cannons at the northern entrance to Hout Bay. Great fish & chips place is just out of the picture to the left. It's called "Fish On The Rocks."
When we were in Redondo Beach our good friend Chad Thomas was always willing to let me tag along. Chad has been involved in the commercial shipping business nearly all his life. He has been the Captain of survey vessels, tugs that tow huge ocean going barges & crew vessels that support the light oil tankers that moor off the Chevron refinery in El Segundo. Chad always opted for sea room and saftey rather than taking the short cut. I think he burned this into my mind! I always think of Chad […]
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