Sunday, December 23, 2012

CHAPMAN'S PEAK drive past NOORDHOEK BEACH to FISHHOEK and KALK BAY, SOUTH AFRICA

"CHAPPIES" DRIVE IS ONE OF THE MOST SCENIC MARINE DRIVES IN THE WORLD.  15KMS OF WINDING ROADS WITH SEARING MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS ON ONE SIDE AND A DRAMATIC DROP DOWN TO CRASHING WAVES ON HUGE ROCKS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ON THE OTHER.  A PHOTOGRAPHER'S DREAM WITH STOPOVERS ALL ALONG THE WAY, TO WALK, PHOTOGRAPH, PICNIC.  ONE OF MY FAVORITE DRIVES FROM HOUT BAY UP AND OVER TO NOORHOEK ON THE OTHER SIDE.











LOOKING UP THE MOUNTAIN WITH THE ROADWAY CARVED OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN AND GORGEOUS INDIGENOUS VYNBOS THAT PROTECT THE MOUNTAIN FROM THE ATLANTIC WINDS.



WILD PELAGONIUM, WATSONIAS, PINCUSHION PROTEAS AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER NATIVE VYNBOS COVER THE MOUNTAINSIDE DOWN TO THE OCEANS EDGE



LOOKING BACK DOWN THE MOUNTAIN FROM WHERE WE DROVE WITH HOUT BAY NESTLED IN THE HOLLOW








FLOWERING PELAGONIUM, OTHER INDIGENOUS CAPE VYNBOS AT THE FOOT OF CHAPMAN'S PEAK






UP AND OVER THE OTHER SIDE WITH A VIEW OF NOORDHOEK BEACH - ONE OF THE MOST EXPANSIVE BEACHES AROUND - 7 KMS OF WHITE BEACHES WHERE YOU WILL SEE SURFERS, BEACHGOERS AND HORSERIDING ALIKE




NOORDHOEK BEACH STRETCHES ALL THE WAY AROUND TO "KOMMETJIE" WITH IT'S SIGNATURE LIGHTHOUSE OUT ON THE PENINSULA





COLORFUL STREET ART

ARRIVING IN KALK BAY, FIRST STOP THE AMAZING BAKERY







LUNCH AT THE VERY COLORFUL AND ECLECTIC OLYMPIA CAFE ON THE MAIN ROAD GOING THROUGH KALK BAY









THE MOST DELICIOUS STEAK ROLL FOR LUNCH





















A HUT ON THE BEACH, ALONG THE RAILWAY LINE IS CAPE TO CUBA, A RESTAURANT INSPIRED BY ERNEST HEMMINGWAY AND DECORATED WITH A HODGEPODGE OF CHANDELIERS, DEVOTIONAL OBJECTS, VASES, AND REFERENCES TO HEMMINGWAY AND CHE GUEVARA, THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE NAME OF THE BAR.










VIEW ACROSS THE RAILWAY LINE TO THE BEACH, FROM THE RESTAURANT



















A FLEET OF FISHING BOATS DOCKED WITH THEIR CATCH





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