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June 2023 Cape Camera

June weekend outing

Gansbaai weekend outing

Sixteen members braved the cold and wet weather over the Saturday did not produce a good sunrise as the front had moved
weekend from 23-25 June for an outing to explore the Gansbaai in overnight. We were spared rain that morning whilst we were
area coastline. The coastline is well known for sunrise and sun- out photographing in the harbour. On the way through to
set photographs with its jagged rocks and view across Walker lunch at Lomond wine farm it came down. Kim led some brave
Bay to Hermanus. We were fortunate to find the Aire del Mar members back to the jagged rocks along the coast that after-
guest house just around the corner from Gansbaai in Kleinbaai, noon for more photography, whilst others stayed warm and
as it could accommodate all sixteen of us. This made it easy to dry. They were rewarded with some excellent images.
coordinate activities. Better still it was very close to The Great Sunday dawned rainy. We all enjoyed breakfast together at
White restaurant for our evening meals which we enjoyed on the Aire del Mar before departing for home. Some of us vis-
both nights. Kleinbaai is the slipway were all the shark-diving ited the jagged rocks along the coast once more as the rain had
boats operate from. stopped. Then it was slowly home after the Houw Hoek lunch
Shortly after checking in on Friday afternoon, we headed for and calling in to the Strand pavilion to take pictures of the old
the coast to find the well-known spots that photographers had wooden pier. A good weekend away with fellow club members.
used in the past. It was a bit of a climb down to the sea level and Our next weekend away is being planned around the 19th/20th
then very rough climbing over rocks to get into the sought after of August at Arniston.
positions. Amazing rays of light came through openings in the Present were: Jacoba and Marius, Melanie and Shaun Neeth-
overcast sky. Most of us used our slow shutter speed functions ling, Mike and Jenny Stricker, Dave and Barbara Gordon, Mike
on our cameras. We climbed back up to our cars on the road in and Colleen de Villiers, Richard and Joyce Goldschmidt, Rudi
the dark and headed to our evening meal. Pothas, Anna Engelhardt, Cathy Bruce and Kim Stevens.

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