Yachting, jetsky, rowing and fishing on show here today.
Come and be just as surprised as we were, as one can never know what one can see at the ocean on a cold day.
July is our coldest winter month here in South Africa, but today is the second clear day after weeks of storms, cold fronts and even snow.
I knew that I would get some bird shots, which I did, but we were pleasantly surprised at the sports action on the ocean.
Come and walk with us.
That blue on the ocean means that the water is arctic. The first photo was towards the north of the beach and the one below towards the south.
Two fishermen here discussing something that they saw on the yacht out there.
A kayakker came streaming past and you can see that my zoom worked overtime.
Now I want to show you a specially timed shot in the next photo as this jetski came along.
I waited and I waited and thankully the two fishermen crossed their rods to form a triangle, just as the jetski sped into the triangle. One click and it was done.
My aim was to get the jetski between the two guys, but the guy at left started walking towards the other guy and a second later he blocked the jetski.
Finally the pilot sped off into the distance and it was over.
As I said, one can never know what to expect at the ocean and it was great to see the action. The birds can wait for another post as I thought that you would also like to see this.
More adventures await, especially with Spring season coming and I am sure that the action guys will dream up new action tricks by the time that summer arrives.
It was cold and nice to be out and not getting wet in the rain.
And That's All Friend!
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SWX60HS Bridge camera.
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Cold start with spectacular blue sky and sunshine day here today, wind has blown itself off into the yonder.
Capturing moments in the outdoors on such a lovely day, brisk but frisk!
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So glad that the wind is giving you guys and us a break, in our case until Tuesday at least.
I am a bit worried about the new power cut situation, but we will see how it works out.
Brisk but frisk is indeed the term Lady Joan.
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Jet skiing on the ocean in the winter? How cold does that water get there?
Hahaha, the guys are tough here my friend.
The sun is up and the water temp is nice and hot for the Atlantic ocean.
About 13 Celsius today.
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ha no kidding...everything around here in the winter is frozen, so everyone likes to sit on the ice, drill a hole in the ice, throw a fishing lure in, and drink beer. Not quite the same thing as jet skiing, lol
Ha, I have always wondered at that experience my friend.
We don't have much ice here, at least not enough to sit on it as Africa is a hot place.
Maybe I will experience sitting at a hole fishing someday 😉
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