Tidal Pool Swim

In Hermanus on Monday to collect our unsold paintings from an art gallery we decided a bit of tidal pool swimming was in order. We discovered Ficks Pool and decided that was the right thing to do.

The water was icy probably 16°C but still we swam and it was fun.

And I got caught by a wave!

We had coffee and a pizza in a restaurant overlooking the pool afterwards.

#hermanus #Sea #swimming #tidalPool #WesternCape #wildSwimming

Not really #wildswimming but a beautiful, picturesque tidal pool in #Hermanus
Fresh sea water refilling the pool at every high tide.
Cold water at 16°C and fish cruising in comparative safety
An upside is that there is a restaurant just above the pool that sells great coffee for an after swim warm up.

#sea #tidalpool
#photos #photography

🔔#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.