South Africa

Whatup’ with no wind?

  Most of the long-term guests of the hostel are moaning about the exceptionally wind- and wave-less season. December and January haven’t had much to offer for all those skilled wind- and kitesurfers, that come to Cape Town for 20+ knots and 3+ metres waves. For myself it’s been pretty alright, given that I would not yet go out with waves above 3 metres. Once they do become too big I can go to the Rietvlei lake…

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South Africa

Surfing with the sharks! (My first headline)

Anybody who comes to Cape Town has probably read that this is the best place on earth to get a glimpse of the big white shark (cage diving etc), that poor little creature that got turned into a human flesh loving monster by the wise money makers of Hollywood. While the white shark is primarily only looking for seals and not for humans, it is still true that about every two years or something somebody…

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