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Photoblog: Ode to the Ocean.

Those of you who have followed any of my travels will know that my love for the ocean runs deep and wide. There have been many moments in time when all I did was capture the sea, sand and anything near it or in it. Having grown up in the beautiful seaside city of Cape Town, I have been blessed with the very best of the blue surrounding me. If I wasn’t having coffee along the coast, I was surfing a few waves or walking in the harbour beside the fishing boats. I’ve been spoilt in that now, when I’m landlocked, claustrophobia sets in. I am forever moved by the constant changing and moods of the ocean. Here are some of my favourites from across the globe…


Jumping for joy, Boulders.


Horse trails through Cintsa in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.


Young bodyboarders in Jeffrey’s Bay.


Koh Samui from the air.


Moored boats on the Greek island of Aegina.


The rough seas along South Africa’s West Coast.


Getting ready for Earthwave: competition to get as many surfers on one wave as possible.


Sunset at Llandudno Beach, Cape Town.


View of Lion’s Head from atop Table Mountain.


African penguins who call Boulders Beach home.


Wetsuits hanging up to dry in Elands Bay.


Table Mountain from Blouberg, Cape Town.


A longtail boat in Taling Ngam, Koh Samui.


Duck diving the last wave of the day, Noordhoek Beach.


A collection of island in Anthong National Park, Thailand.


Spring in the West Coast National Park.


Sandboarding in Betty’s Bay.


Crystal clear waters of Thailand.


Watching the Waves rolling into Muizenberg from Boyes Drive.


About to hit the surf in Eland’s Bay, South Africa.


Walkers wait to start’Walking the Daisies’: picking up litter on the way to a music festival.


A seagull flying at Noordhoek beach.


Yerba mate served in a gourd true Argentine style at the beach camp, Paternoster.


Collecting sea shells in Jeffrey’s Bay.


My brother playing beach football in Langebaan.


The colourful changing rooms of Muizenberg.


small boats moored in Simonstown Harbour, Cape Town.


The sun setting over Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard. Best view after a Lion’s Head Hike.


Island style, Thailand.


A surfer getting barreled in Noordhoek.


Langebaan at sunset.


Our boat headed to Angthong National Park, Thailand.


Kraalbaai in the West Coast National Park, South Africa.


One of my favourite fish seen in Thailand.

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