🔔#Earthquake (#aardbewing) M5.3 strikes 2,370 km S of #Hermanus (South Africa) 11 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1956889
Freesia caryophyllacea is a dwarf, perennial geophyte endemic to the #WesternCape and forms part of the #fynbos. The species occurs from #Wolseley to #Swellendam, #Hermanus and the #AgulhasPlain. The plant grows to a height of 5 to 10 cm. The plant has already lost 77% of its habitat to agricultural activities, urban development and invasive plants. The phenomenon is still ongoing.
🔔#Earthquake (#aardbewing) M5.5 strikes 2,010 km S of #Hermanus (South Africa) 13 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1878478

A spring morning in #Hermanus, about 200km south east of #CapeTown. This time of the year, you can have all four seasons in one day. Sun and rain here, about 500m apart.

#Photography

Original:
https://www.deviantart.com/africanobserver/art/1246081112

We saw #whales at #Hermanus today. Some of the best I have seen.

#Photography #SouthAfrica

🔔#Earthquake (#aardbewing) M4.9 strikes 2,070 km S of #Hermanus (South Africa) 29 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1867987

Nice article about a #RoadTrip with a first generation electric #BMW #MINI from #Hermanus to #Johannesburg and that you can already successfully do such a long distance trip even with a city #EV (range ca. 140km) in #SouthAfrica - even though charging infrastructure still needs to significantly improve of course:

https://evnow.co.za/two-brothers-take-on-n1-in-electric-mini-cooper?utm_source=Mastodon

Two brothers take the N1 in an electric MINI Cooper – EV NOW

Driving 1400 km in an electric car that needs charging every 140 km sounds crazy. But two Hermanus entrepreneurs set out to prove it’s possible – even in a city car like the first-generation MINI Cooper SE.

South Africa’s underrated wine routes

South Africa is full of wine routes where the roads are quieter, the views are just as good, and the wine is even better. These hidden gems offer small-scal…
#wine #SouthAfricanWine #BotRiver #Breedekloof #darling #ElginValley #Hemel-en-aarde #Hermanus #OlifantRiver #robertson #southafrica #Swartland #Wine #WinefromSouthAfrica #WineofSouthAfrica #wineroutes #WineTasting #wineries
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2171985/south-africas-underrated-wine-routes/

🔔#Earthquake (#aardbewing) M5.0 strikes 2,054 km S of #Hermanus (South Africa) 28 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1828691