South Africa

August 18, 2007 | Filed under Travel by Kurt


On a dune, De Hoop Nature Reserve.  See my South Africa album

South Africa photos are up. My itinerary wasn’t too adventurous, remaining solidly on the tourist track, but the landscape is spectacular and even in mid-winter the weather was too warm for anything but a light jacket. Cape Town earned my admiration for a fantastic poly-ethnic food culture at reasonable prices – like Houston but maybe even better.

From Cape Town I did quick day trips around Simon’s Town, Table Mountain, Cape Point, and the wine country. After a few days I headed southeast to Hermanus and from there to De Hoop nature reserve. Although I was only on the cusp of whale season I saw at least a couple dozen whales and a few dolphins and harbor seals as well.

7 comments

7 comments

  1. Simmons Aug 20

    Great, great photos Kurt, as usual. How is it you get to do so much globe-trotting?! I’m envious, in a good way.

  2. Kurt Aug 21

    Well, unfortunately our vacation travel is tapering down for a while. I spent the last two years in grad school with a flexible schedule and we tried to make the most of the opportunity – traveling to places that took a lot of time we might not have later. Starting this week I will be working full time and contending with shorter vacation breaks. Thus more exotic places – Asia, Africa, etc. will probably happen only once every year or two.

  3. DR Sep 26

    Once again, fantastic photography. You have a great artistic eye. Thanks for sharing.

  4. elli Jan 12

    Oh, i love those pics thank you, now im leaving to soth africa

  5. susan Feb 21

    hey there~absolutely love those shots in south africa! stunning!

  6. Anonymous Mar 17

    You are an exellent photographer. Those pictures are beautiful! :)

  7. Loey Sep 21

    Hello Kurt. I stumbled onto your website, only because I was looking for my cousin’s (Kurt Johnson) address. Your photos are terrific. Your eye for catching interesting compositions, combined with great lighting are amazing. My husband and I have done a bit of traveling, and your photos bring back great memories, and inspire me to keep trying to capture special scenes. Thanks for sharing!

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