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Exactly as planned

Dan — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:09:06 +0000

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Llandudno beach. A group of us came to the beach, some to swim, some to bodyboard, some to play and dig in the sand. It was hot and we were in the shade of the rocks that line the beach. Photo by Milja of India and I walking to the water to test how cold it was. It was very cold.

In waiting

Dan — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:05:28 +0000

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Llandudno beach is a popular spot for surfers. The small community is built onto the hills leading up from the beach and follows the single road up to the main pass between Hout Bay and Cape Town. The water is freezing, and it is hard to stay in for longer than 30 minutes even with a wetsuit. These surfers seemed to be surviving OK, although there weren’t many big waves today.

Slowly does it

Dan — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:41:24 +0000

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I let the dogs out the front door this morning and noticed this snail on the wall just outside. He was slowly making his way along the top of the wall towards the greenery on the otherside.

Down We Come

Dan — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:14:15 +0000

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Clouds on Christmas Day. We went to Charlotte’s for the evening for dinner. These clouds were amazing. They were so thick and completely covered the mountain they were falling down.

Move and lick

Dan — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:58:18 +0000

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This is, I think, Charlotte’s new puppy. Four of us travelled to Klienmond, a small town about an hour away to pick up puppies for Charlotte and Hattie. This was the best photo from our trip.

Who said wine doesn’t grow on trees?

Dan — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 11:55:17 +0000

Who said wine doesn’t grow on trees? Hosted on Zooomr

At Spier Winery, Stellenbosch.

Mating season

Dan — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:31:48 +0000

Mating season Hosted on Zooomr

I was very lucky to see a pair of dragonflies buzzing around over the pool this morning, and then for them to settle on a branch. They stayed for about 20 seconds or so, then flittered off again.

Through the opening

Dan — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:17:53 +0000

Through the opening Hosted on Zooomr

I had a hard time decided which photo to upload as today’s image. There were a few that Milja was in that I like a lot, but I went for this one instead. It is taken at the most Southerly point on the African continent looking South out towards the Indian Ocean. Actually, this is the place where the Indian Ocean is supposed to meet and join with the Atlantic Ocean, but as that is hard to determine, I will go for the Indian Ocean as the sea is much warmer here than the freezing water around Cape Town

Magestic

Dan — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:29:39 +0000

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Over the weekend, we, as a family, travelled East for a mini holiday. This photo was taken in Cango Caves. It is one of my favourites from the whole weekend, I love the colours, shadows and unpredictable shapes.

Dog walking

Dan — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:25:53 +0000

Dog walking Hosted on Zooomr

This morning was spent on Llandudno beach where India’s creche were having an outing. It was great to lay on the sand and watch the surfers while knowing that it must be cold and miserable for friends and family in Europe.