Fish Hoek
We spent our last six nights in Fish Hoek (see our earlier map) on the Cape Peninsula at a self-catering flat. It was a lovely spot. Our flat was on second floor with a nice balcony. Every morning we watched the sun rise over the hills on the far side of the bay. It was beautiful.
The local passenger train (very quiet) passed between us and the shore. It reminded us of our year in Nottingham, England when we had a train in our back yard. It makes for very easy commuting.
There are sharks in these waters but we didn’t see any. From our balcony one evening we did see dolphins playing nearby. It was too dark to take pictures.
Along the shore was a paved path which allowed us to walk to the village. One day we decided to spend the day walking along the ocean paths to the next several villages. It was a great way to enjoy the coast, rocks, waves, and mountains. We stopped for morning coffee at the Olympia, visited an interesting bookshop, photographed the brightly colored Victorian-styled bathing boxes at one of the beaches, and had lunch at a restaurant situated right on the rocky beach with waves crashing around us. We returned home to a beautiful sunset.
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- beginning of a sunrise
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- about 10 minutes later
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- looking toward town at sunrise
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- looking across the bay at sunrise
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- our living room
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- train coming — very quiet
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- paved path below our house
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- looking up from path to our flat on second floor
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- from town — our house is among far evergreens
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- shark notice
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- shark flag on beach
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- walking towards next village
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- Olympia Bakery for coffee
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- sign at door of book shop
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- colorful boats in harbour
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- Victorian-styled bathing boxes (houses)
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- restaurant and waves
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- good food and good view
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- returning home
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- beginning of sunset
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- sunset
