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Photoblog: A West Coast Weekend

September 15, 2013 By Vaughan McShane 3 Comments

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We headed up the Western Cape’s West Coast for a couple of days to explore the rugged, stormy Atlantic coastline that thunders out the heartbeat of our beautiful country. We stayed in Gonnemanskraal, Jacobsbaai and on the way home took a Shot Left into the West Coast National Park to see the spring flowers and the houseboats of Kraalbaai.

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The Houses of Gonnemanskraal
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Things are pretty relaxed around these parts.
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Beautiful view from inside.
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A birdhouse amongst the bush.
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The unusually flat Atlantic Ocean
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Weathered boulders.
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As the sun sets there’s nothing better than a braai (a South African BBQ.)
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The wind picked up and dragged a cold front across our paths which developed into a full blown storm through the night.
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And in the morning, the ocean that was once peaceful…
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…now raged and thundered against the outlying reefs.
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A boat on the shores outside the quaint “Weskusplek” restaurant.
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We played tennis in the cold.
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And knitted mittens too…
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On the way home we headed into the West Coast National Park.
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Where we were greeted by exceptional views of the Langebaan Lagoon
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And were lucky enough to catch millions of spring flowers catching the rays of sunshine.
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These guys roam across the roads so please be careful when driving through the park.
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Lauren enjoying the view…
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I found some bird tracks and followed them…
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…but came across these little tortoises pushing each other back and forth instead!
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Strings of buoys.
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Lauren looking out over Kraalbaai and the houseboats.
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Pristine beaches and icy cold waters.
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The end of the long jetty that extends deep into the bay.

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The Houseboats
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The winding wooden pathway from the parking lot.
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Stunning roads in the National Park.
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The Entrance / Exit depending on which side you begin.

Filed Under: Africa, Capture Tagged With: africa, Flowers, gonnemanskraal, jacobsbaai, kraalbaai, Langebaan Lagoon, R 27, south africa, spring, west coast, west coast national park

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Comments

  1. Lynne Smith says

    September 28, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    I almost felt I was road tripping with you – some fabulous cloud effects and of course the sea!

    Reply
    • Vaughan McShane says

      September 30, 2013 at 7:35 am

      Thanks Lynne! The weather was really playing nicely with us that weekend. Love the West Coast.

      Reply

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