Tuesday, 17 May 2016

Kalk Bay- Cape Town’s Fun and Photogenic Fishing Village.

One of my best friends lives in a gorgeous little apartment in Kalk Bay, a fishing village on the coast of False Bay here in South Africa and I love visiting. Sometimes the traffic gets really congested along the narrow beach front main road, so I always have time to soak in the scenic route and take a few photographs along the way.                                                                           Kalk Bay is a suburb of greater Cape Town and lies between the ocean and sharply rising mountains.  The place has a retro feel and is filled with quirky bohemian shops, antiques, crafts and superb restaurants. I love the year round holiday atmosphere, relaxed people and surfers that ride the breakers. This fishing village, with a natural harbour, is one of Cape Town’s trendiest seaside villages with a long fishing history. Visiting Kalk Bay is my time to slow down into ‘timelessness’, to laugh, chat and amble down cobbled streets with my best friend. We do pretty much the same things every time we meet...take a long lazy walk with the dog to the beach, clean up and go out to one of the many seaside restaurants where we can soak up the sun, feel the breeze and enjoy the community. It takes a while to get back to the apartment because we stop at almost all the arts & craft stalls, pottery, fashion and clothing stalls, antique stores, book stores, jewellery stores, curios and bric-a-brac shops all the way home. 

Finally its kick back time back at the apartment, With a cool drink and the warm fuzzy feeling of a day thoroughly enjoyed still lingering, the setting sun gently reminds me it’s time to head back home to my world in the vineyards.   

                                             

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