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Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover)

Posted on November 21, 2012November 21, 2012 by Russell Hepworth

Do we really take notice of what is around us, or do we just think we do? This evening I was doing the daily dog walk. I must confess that a lot of the time this consists of the same route around the Fish Hoek playing field. Often this is a good time to think and I have often done the whole walk and not really registered the fact- other times the walk is the event and I am a...

Things finally happening on Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Russell Hepworth

New upgrades being added to Kommetjie Road Fish Hoek For a long time we have been at the mercy of Kommetjie Road in Fish Hoek. Inadequate crossing points, reckless driving and accident hot spots have contributed to many unnecessary deaths over the years. Town meetings, demonstrations and lobbying of politicians have finally broken through- democracy at work, albeit too slow...

Baboons in Fish Hoek

Posted on June 16, 2012June 16, 2012 by Russell Hepworth

A large male baboon crossing Simons Town Road in Fish Hoek

A recent incident on Fish Hoek mountainside resulted in a baboon being shot. This indicates that baboons do frequent the mount slopes at the south end of Fish Hoek Valley, however, by no means are they as active in the area as they are in Glencairn and Simons Town. Lone, wandering, males transverse large distances in search of new troupes- an behaviour that prevents in breed...

Another pointless accident on Kommetjie Road

Posted on March 19, 2012March 19, 2012 by Russell Hepworth

Its 11.30 at night, and once again I find myself stood at the side of Kommetjie Road observing the aftermath of yet another pointless accident on Kommetjie Road. Luckily this time there is nobody (and no body) screaming, dying in a grass verge, but it seems equally as depressing. Its dark, the traffic signals at 17th and Quarry are brightly lighting the scene as they rhythmi...

Fish Hoek Beach- Don’t Blame The Sharks!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Russell Hepworth

I am normally upbeat about Fish Hoek, its a nice place to live, and I chose it over a number of other places in the world. Sometimes though a minority of it's citizens can send me over the edge and make me question the thought processes of my fellow residents. There is a lot of debate on the Cape Point Peninsula, and Fish Hoek in particular about the use of shark nets to m...

Shark Nets At Fish Hoek Beach

Posted on February 29, 2012February 29, 2012 by Russell Hepworth

I guess that it was inevitable that the negative publicity surrounding a recent shark attack would lead to shark nets at Fish Hoek beach. Tourism is in a general slump in the area which is inevitably having a knock effect for the rest of the economy. Certainly the portrayal of Fish Hoek beach as being a place that you will get eaten by a great white shark will not have h...

Air Jaws in Fish Hoek

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

Things have been a little busy with work so I havn't been out and about much recently, and I can't imagine that you would like an account of the inside of my workshop. With that in mind I have to admit that I wasn't there for what happened in this account, it is second hand information, but still, I wish I had seen it and I will probably spend the rest of my life watching out f...

Shark Attack off Fish Hoek Beach

Posted on September 28, 2011October 9, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

This morning there was a tragic Shark Attack off Fish Hoek Beach, at the Clovelly end, and although at present facts are dependent on who you talk to it seems that this is going to have to go down to one of those things. All the reports that I have read point to the fact that the shark watch was in operation, that the correct flag was flying and that spotters were working ...

The History of the Cape Point Peninsula Article 2: The first colonization

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

The weather worn rocks of the Table Mountain chain give you the feeling that they are eternal, and that things have always been as they are today. It is hard to imagine that things were once very different. In geological terms it was only a moment ago that our ancestors came to gaze upon the mountains for the first time. Evidence suggests that our ancestor’s first settled...

We are so lucky to live on the Cape Point Peninsula!

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Russell Hepworth

Jaegers walk Fish Hoek view out towards Kalk Bay

On days like this it makes you glad to be alive and living on the Cape Point Peninsula. The sun is out, there is no breeze to speak of and all seems gentle with the world. This week has seen a number of heavy issues pass through my desk and the family has been suffering from the dreaded lurgy; so we thought that we would take advantage of what could be the last nice weather ...