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petertheo

@petertheo

Likes:- travel, photography, cruising, boats, yachts, sailing

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petertheo
@petertheo Dec 14, 2018, 9:39 AM UTC

“Hello Darkness My Old Friend”

I suppose you can all recognise these opening words from the song by Simon and Garfunkel called The Sounds Of Silence. The context in which I am using them is about the situation all of us living in…

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@petertheo Dec 8, 2018, 7:51 PM UTC

Sea Rescue - Father Christmas On the Canals

Every year on Boxing Day (24th December) in St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape, the local Station 21 of the National Sea Rescue Institute hosts Father Christmas. He arrives by boat at a predetermined spot…

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@petertheo Dec 3, 2018, 12:30 PM UTC

Muizenberg Beach - Photograph

Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town on the Cape Peninsula, is where I grew up during the 60's. Beautiful wide beach with white sand, colourfully painted bathing boxes on the beach, the Muizenberg Pavilion…

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@petertheo Nov 29, 2018, 6:15 AM UTC

Boats And Anything That Floats!

By now all you readers must have realised that I love boats, boats and anything that floats! My love of boats started at a young age when my Dad bought a small sailing dinghy called a Pram (called an…

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@petertheo Nov 26, 2018, 3:10 PM UTC

I Am Skipper Of A Canal Boat

Skipper Peter For the past year and a half I have been the skipper of a canal boat operating from a restaurant on Marina Glades in the resort town of St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa. With…

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@petertheo Nov 23, 2018, 7:55 AM UTC

Fire On The Mountain

On a beautiful warm autumn Saturday morning we decided to take everyone on a picnic at nearby Helderberg Nature Reserve in Somerset West. The reserve stretches up one side of the beautiful Helderberg…

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@petertheo Nov 21, 2018, 12:44 PM UTC

Board Skimming

What is a skim board, you might ask? It is a thin plywood board usually oval shaped with a slightly upturned pointed nose and a flat tail. The top has non-slip tape and the bottom smooth for minimum…

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@petertheo Nov 20, 2018, 4:23 PM UTC

Can You Body Surf?

When you talk about surfing you think of surfing the waves with a board. I was never any good at board surfing the waves but I was very good at body surfing. For those who don’t know body surfing is…

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@petertheo Nov 19, 2018, 12:31 PM UTC

Mountain Monday - Hottentots Holland Mountains

The Hottentots Holland Mountains form the backdrop to the basin in which the town of Somerset West lies in the Western Cape, South Africa. This is area has many fruit and wine farms due to the fertil…

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@petertheo Nov 18, 2018, 10:32 AM UTC

ARTZONE PHOTO - Monochrome - "Catch Of The Day"

Trek-net fishermen with the day's catch on the beach at Beau Vallon, Mahe in Seychelles. Thanks to judges and curators for this contest. Credit: My own blog and photo.

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