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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Cape town scenery - Chapman's Peak Drive


The Atlantic near Cape Town, Chapmans Peak Drive, February 2011
A view from a very scenic road. The Chapman's Peak Drive is famous for it's beauty. We had a wonderful day. I love this view!

From Wikipedia:
Chapman's Peak is the name of a mountain on the western side of the Cape Peninsula, about 15 kilometres south of Cape Town, South Africa. It is opposite the inlet on which the town of Hout Bay is centred.


The western flank of the mountain falls sharply for hundreds of metres into the Atlantic Ocean. A spectacular road, known as Chapman's Peak Drive, hugs the near-vertical face of the mountain from Hout Bay to Noordhoek. Hacked out of the face of the mountain between 1915 and 1922, the road was at the time regarded as a major feat of engineering. Chapman's Peak Drive was closed in the 1990s, after a rockfall caused a death and a subsequent lawsuit, and subsequently reopened after being re-engineered to protect motorists from falling rocks. It was reopened in 2005 as a toll road. The road was again closed for a number of months beginning on 19 June 2008 "as a result of risk areas identified on the mountain above the road", but has since been reopened indefinitely

Linked to ABC Wednesday, todays letter is V.
Linked to Watery Wednesday and to Scenic Sunday.
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    it is spectacular.

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  2. EG CameraGirlDecember 13, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    The light is lovely here!

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  3. Gemma WisemanDecember 13, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    Serene! And love the whisper of colour on the horizon!

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  4. Melbourne Australia PhotosDecember 14, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    Beautiful evocative photo. The landscape is almost surreal.

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  5. Jeannette StGDecember 14, 2011 at 2:19 AM

    Beautiful view! So many Dutch names in your description:)

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  6. DebDecember 14, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    beautiful view...

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  7. Hootin AnniDecember 14, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Wow....what a scene...just phenomenal.

    ATCHAFALAYA SWAMP PHOTOS is my link for today. Hope you can find time to visit with me.

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  8. Roger Owen GreenDecember 14, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    nice VIEW, for sure!

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  9. GigaDecember 14, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    Przepiękny widok :-). Pozdrawiam
    Spectacular view :-). Yours

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  10. UnknownDecember 14, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Picturesque!
    Take A Break

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  11. KathyDecember 14, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    Definitely a gorgeous view.

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  12. JoyDecember 14, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    Looks a beautiful place to watch the sun set.
    Joy, ABC Team

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  13. AnonymousDecember 15, 2011 at 3:33 AM

    Wow, heavenly View indeed

    Pheno, ABCW

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  14. FayeDecember 15, 2011 at 3:34 AM

    What a wonderful composition--the strong elements with those rocks, serene waters and golden sky. You were in the right place at the right time to capture some magic.

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  15. eileeninmdDecember 18, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Wow, what a beautiful scene and a lovely view. Gorgeous photo. Happy Scenic Sunday!

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  16. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    bet you had a great time

    view of desert

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