August 2015 - Cape Point Chronicle

Education choices in the Cape Point Peninsula

Posted on August 17, 2015September 7, 2015 by Russell Hepworth

I recently ran into someone who's daughter went to pre-school with my daughter. Whilst my daughter went to do grade R at Fish Hoek Primary her friend went to a different school. After a few "how's it going" type subjects we got onto how the girls were doing at school. From there we actually ended up in a very heated discussion about education, and the role that schools need to ...

Great White Sharks Season- the best time to go Cage Diving

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Russell Hepworth

False Bay is home to perhaps the worlds premium apex predator, the Great White Shark. Great White Sharks are present in False Bay throughout the year. Their behaviour and location is fairly regular and predictable, being mainly dictated by the habits and availability of prey. This level of predictability makes it easier to determine when are the best times to go and see thes...

Moving to Fish Hoek – 10 years on

Posted on August 13, 2015November 10, 2015 by Russell Hepworth

A view of Fish Hoek from Jaegers Walk, with mountains in the background

It's hard to believe looking back that it is ten years since our permanent move to Fish Hoek, South Africa. Not being from South Africa it was a big move, there were visas to sort out and other legal issues, not to mention the constant barrage of "South Africa? Really? Is it safe?" from family and friends. We should have been terrified by the move, but we simply weren't. For...