The Best View in Simon's Town
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 8th, 2009
News From Port of Call.Bed and Breakfast/ self catering guest house
We are now well into the Green Season with its typically glorious crystal
clear days between the cold fronts. Ideal conditions for beach-combing
and hiking . Pictured is secluded Windmill beach which offers safe
bathing and is within easy walking distance of our Bed and Breakfast.
Posted in Whales & Fishing on Jun 6th, 2009
This amazing footage was shot by Jacques Obermeyer in July 2008. It is filmed off the coast of Struisbaai (Struis Bay), South Africa. Struisbaai is approximately a 3 hour drive from Simon’s Town along South Africa’s east coast and very close to the Cape of Agulhas, Africa’s southern most tip.
Up close and personal under water with [...]
Posted in Whales & Fishing on Jun 6th, 2009
A tale? I think we meant tail. Have a look at the royal wave we got!
The most common types of whale found in False Bay are the Southern Right Whales.
Other types known to visit the bay are the Bryde’s Whale, the Humpback (which ‘sings’) and the Killer Whale, also known as the Orca.
Posted in Whales & Fishing on Jun 5th, 2009
Spring was a little delayed last September and we experienced some cold spells here in Cape Town. So cold that we had actually had some snow on the high mountain peaks. The view from our balconies across False Bay to the Hottentots Holland was spectacular!
In about the 3rd week of September, long after the whales had [...]
