tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833572556629916242024-02-02T02:40:00.580-08:00Postcards from a Small PlanetKeeping the SALT Image Quality blog was really good fun & so I've decided to set up
another blog to post photos from my travels... Click on the images for larger versions!Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-32055975959151564802012-07-09T22:30:00.000-07:002012-08-05T12:59:59.512-07:00How to kill 10 hours @ Frankfurt Airport...<div style="text-align: justify;">
Booking these flights a couple of months ago, it seemed like a fine idea to go with an extra-long layover in Frankfurt to get the cheaper fares & a chance to fly home on an <a href="http://videos.airbus.com/video/4ae05902874s.html" target="_blank"><i><b>A380</b></i></a>... Yet - somehow, when the alarm went off at some <i>ungodly</i> hour this morning, it just seemed <b>awfully silly</b>. Not much point questioning one's sanity at that stage though, so off we went. JB flying home to Austin via London, Darragh only leaving Hours later for Cape Town via London & me spending an approximate eternity in Frankfurt before plodding on to Joburg &, Eventually, Cape Town. I should just point out, for the sake of absolute clarity, that it should Never take as long to get home to SA from Europe as it does from the US - ok?! Good - we just all need to know that.</div>
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Anyway... If you're Absolutely determined to be an idiot about such things, here's what you should do: Go To Frankfurt & loiter, with intent, in that airport! & for starters, you should camp out in front of one of the big arrivals/departures boards & wait for an update - it's a thing of beauty to see & hear all the little numbers/ letters clattering around! No - Really, you Have to do it :)</div>
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Then, try asking Lufthansa whether it's possible to get a business-class upgrade so as to gain access to the upper deck of your A380. Of course the answer's a polite but firm Not Really, NO (not even for 50k frequent flyer miles!) - but in doing so you get to spend at least half an hour in a very peaceful, quiet waiting area, anxiously eyeing the big screen & intermittently checking the large number printed on the slip of paper you're clutching. But - before that, you should track down the counter that looks like this:</div>
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& make sure you book yourself on one of the airport tours they offer. What a <i>fantastic</i> idea to offer airport tours! It's just Awesome: you've got this captive audience anyway (about 55 million passengers travel through the place in a year), why not overwhelm them with what an incredible facility it is?! If you make it through the security checks (where, for a while anyway, this story looked set to come to a premature end), you suddenly find yourself on a bus driving underneath the gargantuan tail of an A380!</div>
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& getting to gawk at big aeries in every direction :D</div>
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You also cruise past the fuel depots that house nearly 200 million litres of fuel. That sounds like a lot, but when you think a 747-400 can carry 225 thousand litres & an A380-800 takes 310 thousand litres, that doesn't last too long. Also, keep in mind that they typically have about 470 thousand aircraft movements per year & their busiest day ever (10 June 2010) included 1429 take-offs & landings!</div>
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Frankfurt's also a major cargo airport, handling more than 2 million metric tons of freight per year.</div>
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Along the way we got to see one of the A380 hiding places - this building can stow 3 of them at a time.</div>
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Seriously cool to be so close to the runway with planes taking off!</div>
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The tour guide was beside himself when we came across this one... A current generation plane painted up in the original (>50 year old) Lufthansa livery - the only one of its kind. Fun to see :)</div>
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Just another day driving around in airport traffic!</div>
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Then time for an Air China Jumbo take-off...</div>
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Alright - yes, I know, this stuff makes me silly - but it's a Crause thing, I can't help it!</div>
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Even a 737 taking off right next to you rates rather highly...</div>
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Then later - after a good lunch & an even better weiss beer, it was time to pop out to the observation deck & see what was happening. Perfect timing as an A380 Superjumbo was just lumbering out :D</div>
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After a great side-on view, it turned away to show off the bizarre wing profile...</div>
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& then it was time for a regular Jumbo to do its thing! Beautiful & elegant in a very different sort of way...</div>
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Same routine as the A380 - like models parading down a ramp & then giving us a nice turn. </div>
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But Way better :)</div>
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Aeries Everywhere - you gotta love it!!</div>
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Aw Dad - I miss you & So wish you could see this :(:::</div>
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& this travelator was even more spaceshippy!<br />
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Here's the Johannesburg - parked at the gate, getting ready to absorb its 500+ passengers for the night!</div>
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Ridiculous as it sounds, I was so blasted from the long day schlepping myself + bags around the airport - I was paranoid that I'd fall asleep while waiting to take off! Fortunately caught myself & didn't miss the coolest part. There really isn't much fuss, or noise, involved in heaving the 560 tons into the air, but you certainly do get the sense that something spectacular's happening! The landing was comparably amazing in that regard - it all just seemed completely effortless. A truly unforgettable experience & I'm by no means cured of this fascination yet!</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com1Frankfurt International Airport50.0375323 8.560949449.996738300000004 8.481985400000001 50.0783263 8.6399134tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-74365579364056122362012-07-08T23:00:00.000-07:002012-08-05T13:05:38.860-07:00Groeten uit Amsterdam!!<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's that time again when >2000 geeky engineery, astronomerish types get together somewhere cool in the world to exchange war stories about the telescope & instrumentation game... The <a href="http://spie.org/x13662.xml" target="_blank">SPIE Astronomical Telescopes & Instrumentation meeting for 2012</a> - in Amsterdam this time!</div>
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What a great city & too bad we spent <i>way</i> too much time at the conference... Only had 2 days for sightseeing & the rain that'd so politely held off all week arrived with a vengeance today! Well, so we learn. But we did have a superb day out yesterday when the weather was Perfect. </div>
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Shameless tourists, we marched out of (the thoroughly impressive!) Centraal Station, & hopped on one of the boats that was loading up for a cruise on the canals.</div>
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Cliche as it sounds, a canal cruise really is a neat way to get a good look around the place, even if not the best for taking photos (too much perspex, & we managed to hitch a ride with a particularly uptight pilot).</div>
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The higglety-pigglety old buildings along the water are delightfully quirky - note how none of the windows really line up anymore!<br />
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Ah - Quick! A clear shot of the Sint Nicolaaskerk through a gap in someone else's window... & I didn't even have to stand up & risk the wrath of the captain ;)</div>
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Occasionally stopping for refreshments - mostly in the form of beer, but we also made a point of tracking down the iconic chips & mayonnaise snack option. Wow, that Do be Gooood!!</div>
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Ok - so that was our touristy experience of Amsterdam, but most of the non-conference time was actually spent chilling out in our swish apartment on Maasstraat. </div>
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Then Darragh would typically break into some or other Irish folk song & swiftly drag JB along down that slippery slope. At which point, JG would know to make a dash for his rented bicycle & put as much distance as possible between himself & the window with the 2 making all the noise.</div>
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This morning the scene took an unprecedented twist as the duo performed a more classical serenade - out on the street in the rain - to mark my completion of yet another lap around the Sun. Thank You chaps! That was indeed quite <i>Soooper</i>, just a smashingly charming, unforgettable gesture, really... :)</div>
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Now just to be clear: there was, of course, this conference thing going on during the past week, so here are some photos to prove it. Our poster about the conclusion of the <a href="http://saltiqmission.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">SALT IQ</a> saga was up on Monday &, conveniently, Charl (who featured in 3 of the photos on the poster) was available to provide autographs for All the devoted IQ groupies ;)</div>
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So that was all Quite Excellent, now for SPIE 2014 in Montreal :) & we just miiiight entice the organisers to bring the 2016 meeting to Cape Town - that would be brilliant...</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0Amsterdam, The Netherlands52.3702157 4.895167952.215102200000004 4.5793108999999994 52.5253292 5.2110249tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-47708415992045581302012-02-01T09:28:00.000-08:002012-02-03T04:46:14.402-08:00Stormy Sutherland<div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday afternoon & evening we were royally entertained by a classic Karoo thunderstorm! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Then a bit further along found a martial that was ready to go. My arrival with a long lens was enough to send it on its way with much heavy flapping.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Fortunately she flew off along the Merweville road so I could chase after & be in position for a wonderful, inquisitive low pass :)</div><br />
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</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-44541407032905878962011-11-20T13:23:00.509-08:002012-04-09T13:43:29.101-07:00My JB exploring more of SA!<div style="text-align: justify;">First a visit to the <a href="http://www.capetourism.co.za/big-6/boulders-african-penguin-colony.html" target="_blank">African Penguin colony at Boulders</a> near Simon's Town - always a treat!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy Feet everywhere...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Playing around with my treasured new <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/products/nikon/lenses/nikon_300_4d_if" target="_blank">300 mm lens</a> - expertly spirited into the country by field agent Booth :)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fast & sharp - wonderful to shoot with!!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, over at the SAAO the historic <a href="http://www.saao.ac.za/%7Eisg/mcclean.pdf" target="_blank">McClean Refractor</a> was getting its shutters replaced... A bit of telescope engineering to make John feel at home ;)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then time for another visit to the ever-awesome <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noon_Gun" target="_blank">Noon Gun</a>! More fun than usual with a long lens...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On our way up to Sutherland we stopped off in Stellenbosch for a cheese & wine tasting at Anura.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Successfully tracking down their thoroughly wicked 2008 Limited Release Malbec :D</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was a perfect opportunity to spend a night at the beautiful old <a href="http://www.matjiesfontein.com/LordMilner/" target="_blank">Lord Milner Hotel in Matjiesfontein</a>!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Then up to SALT early the next morning for the big re-launch party to mark the start of full science operations.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The troublesome MoNet South roof provided some extra entertainment up there.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Next it was off to Prince Albert where we made ourselves at home at the delightful Swartberg Hotel.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Everything in full bloom!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A spectacular breakfast set us up for the long haul over the <i>incredible</i> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swartberg_Pass" target="_blank">Swartberg Pass</a>, built by Thomas Bain & his crew of convict labourers between 1881 & 1888.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18236068@N06/page2/" target="_blank">tortured geology of the Swartberg</a> mountains & the towering dry-stone retaining walls on the pass are an engineering marvel.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The view to the north...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Looking east.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Up at the top of the pass.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The view to the south.</div><br />
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Warning - a real live 'Markan on the loose in Afferka!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">We made our way to George in time for Mom's birthday & had a great lunch at <a href="http://www.34-south.com/" target="_blank">34 Degrees South</a> in Knysna.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Oh No - <a href="http://saltastro.blogspot.com/2011/10/day-red-cars-came.html" target="_blank">a horde of Ferrari's</a> again!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Driving on from George to Witsand through the farmlands yielded plenty of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Crane" target="_blank">Blue Crane</a> encounters. Rather regal as national birds go!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Yes - I Am sneaking up on you :)</div><br />
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Taking off is such a schlep, walking works...<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The not-quite-so-elegant option.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lots of raptors to point the new lens at - here John perfectly captured a <a href="http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/birds/accipitridae/buteo_vulpinus.htm" target="_blank">Steppe Buzzard</a> making its exit.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later a <a href="http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/birds/accipitridae/buteo_rufofuscus.htm" target="_blank">Jackal Buzzard</a> took a really close look inside the car, probably checking out the nifty lens...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Here's where the Breede River flows into the sea near <a href="http://www.witsand.com/index.html" target="_blank">Witsand</a>.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A beautiful beach with impressive dunes.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The little fishing harbour at Wisand, seen from our hotel room's balcony.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The estuary has a huge tidal range - some of the fishing boats get stranded on the sand bar during low tide!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Over on the other bank is Infanta - access is via the only river ferry in the country, at the small town of <a href="http://www.overberg.co.za/content/view/24/27/" target="_blank">Malgas</a>.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The ferry's manually hauled by an energetic, cheerful team of four who offer a sobering perspective on how to go about one's job, whatever it may be.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">We'd been itching to see whales - one of Witsand's main claims to fame. But being out of luck we charged west towards Cape Agulhas.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">An uncharacteristically calm, gorgeous day out there, but still no whales!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is where the Indian & Atlantic Oceans are rumoured, or at least declared, to meet.</div><br />
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It's Always windy at the southern tip of this continent!<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Pity we missed our chance to go up the lighthouse at Cape Agulhas, they're pretty uptight about closing time so get there before 16:30...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A beautiful building, a magic sky & some whales waaaaay out on the horizon, but not good enough so on to <a href="http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionswc/de-kelders.php" target="_blank">De Kelders</a>...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">We had no way of preparing for the staggering whale-fest that lay in store for us the next day! De Kelders was absolutely Seething with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_right_whale" target="_blank">Southern Rights</a> of all ages. After spending a couple of hours watching a number of mothers & calves sedately cruising around the bay, the Ritalin must've worn off & the Cetaceans went aerial :)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Being perched on the cliffs with a long lens with all this going is about as good as it gets :D</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At times we'd be watching one jumping & then hear the splash of another slapping its tail on the surface...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then another one taking off somewhere else! Spot the giant cow swimming in the sea? Middle left...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">One of the particularly exuberant youngsters was dubbed Junior Jumper.</div><br />
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This one obliged with a wonderful wave of its tail :)<br />
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The morning started off overcast & drizzly so we weren't prepared for hours & hours out in the sunshine, but the action was just too good to walk away from.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">But eventually sunburn & the desperate need for beer forced us to say goodbye to this highly entertaining crowd... </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We drove around to the other side of Walker Bay (to <a href="http://www.hermanuswhales.com/" target="_blank">Hermanus</a>) where we could still watch whales up close, but from the safety of our table - tucked in behind a huge plate of nachos & a few tall beers. As if we hadn't been spoilt enough, we then got to watch a tiny albino calf swimming along with its mom - Magic!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">On our last day back in Cape Town, after a wicked Eggs Benedict breakfast at <a href="http://www.originroasting.co.za/" target="_blank">Origin</a>, we dashed up to the Noon Gun one more time...</div><br />
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So sad it's over, but what a fantastic trip we've had! It'll keep us going until February ;)Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-6752300510667598612011-10-21T20:11:00.000-07:002012-01-03T16:01:13.361-08:00Meiringspoort Waterfall<div style="text-align: justify;">It's always a toss-up which route to take between Sutherland & George. Although one can't exactly go wrong with the choices being: via Seweweekspoort, the Swartberg Pass or Meiringspoort! Yesterday I opted for Meiringspoort, with the obligatory waterfall visit :)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I never tire of watery textures so the pools below the waterfall are endlessly fascinating to me - please excuse this somewhat repetitive interlude ;)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just 10 days after the last pic of these trees (see previous post), they've gone & sprouted all their new leaves!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">& the plateau's still mushrooming telescopes at an impressive rate... We're up to 15 now & a few more will be appearing soon when the <a href="http://lcogt.net/">Las Cumbres Global Telescope Network</a> gear arrives. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Over on the Far Side, SALT lurks surreptitiously behind some rocks, just blending in...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Here's the Old Guard (40", 30" & 20" from right to left), itching to open up & get at that perfect sky.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 2 funky Polish Solaris telescopes are the latest additions to the Sutherland family.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Looking in the opposite direction, out to the south, you'd never guess that there's so much going on out here!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">There are some exotic creatures bouncing around in the veld at this time year. Here's a glimpse of the rare Resident Astronomer exploring her natural habitat. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">& there are Loads of these zippy bright red guys all over the place...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of zippy red things: SALT was descended upon by an angry-sounding red swarm earlier this week.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Ferrari Club of South Africa had made their way up the hill to check out the telescopes - completely transforming the SALT parking lot for a fun couple of hours.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I'm forever grateful to a certain South African motor racing legend for the unforgettable experience of briefly travelling at what seemed like an appreciable fraction of the speed of light :D</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The word Car isn't nearly enough for a machine like this!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A different sort of beauty: nothing quite like a still, clear evening twilight up on the plateau...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The mission for the week was replacing the Cassegrain Spectrograph's damaged old diffraction gratings with a pristine new set. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Even having suffered <i>hideous</i> abuse over the years, the old gratings are still a neat subject to photograph.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The new ones are incredibly beautiful & will be kept under lock & key when not in use...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This job really can be fun sometimes ;)</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-66465974791900451192011-10-01T15:09:00.000-07:002011-12-30T15:04:58.239-08:00An Exceedingly Springy Karoo<div style="text-align: justify;">The black eagle pair that nests on the cliff about 25 km from Matjiesfontein have a baby this year... Here's mom or dad feeding junior a late afternoon snack :)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">& the Matjiesfontein/Sutherland stretch is always littered with pale (en)chanting goshawks.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Karoo's still ablaze with a magnificent array of spring flowers!<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">If the flora & fauna all gets a bit much, there's always the incredible geology to try to wrap one's head around. This dramatic outcrop's about 15 km north of Matjiesfontein.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Having reached the top of Verlatekloof Pass, the flowers were posing less of a threat to my SALTward progress so I figured it was safe to put my foot down & go for it. Not to be though - I was soon to be ambushed by a martial eagle! It was being mobbed by crows eager to steal what was left of its late-afternoon mongoose snack & soon it had a camera-toting human to contend with as well...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What an extraordinary creature!!</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-69600568669218800692011-08-28T22:20:00.000-07:002011-09-08T14:06:18.311-07:00Tulbagh to Sutherland via Ceres & the R356<div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday was Ockert & Elsabe's awesome wedding in Tulbagh so Darragh & I drove to <a href="http://saltastro.blogspot.com/2011/09/commissioning-salts-highspeed-modes.html">SALT</a> straight from there, taking the scenic dirt road option... Flowers *galore*, absolutely gorgeous afternoon light, then a dramatic sunset when we got there!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Along the way we also celebrated the one year anniversary of the <a href="http://saltiqmission.blogspot.com/">SALT IQ triumph</a> by buying a couple of tubes of Mentos (the official sweet of the IQ Team) from Die Skerm. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This is an amazing little honesty shop, quite literally in the middle of Nowhere (well, about 20 km from the R356/R354 intersection), that's well worth a visit! It's stocked with <i>all kinds</i> of stuff & you simply help yourself & leave your money in the milk can. You can sign the visitor's book if you feel like it & the only request is that you close the bottom part of the door to keep sheep from wandering in there. It's just <b>Brilliant</b>!</div><br />
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Sutherland put on one of its magical sunsets...<br />
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& what's left of the famous tree out behind the hostel did its bit to enhance the scene!<br />
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It's So Good to be back up here :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Amanda & I spent time exploring the Table Bay Port Authority on Friday morning while hunting for the lighthouse key, then made our way up the N7. Vic, Chris & Keith in the Pajero took a more adventurous route from Sutherland, as did Pete & his clan. The latter had decided to camp at Strandfontein, 5 km further up the coast from the lighthouse.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Upon arrival, the first priority was to get the antenna strung up & the radios working. The huge mast had very little to do with any of this, but it did lend substantial credibility to the proceedings ;)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Keith lazed around up top while Chris & Vic scurried around at ground level, tying everything to everything else.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">With this task completed, the uber organiser was looking appropriately chuffed with himself.</div><br />
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Should've taken a fisheye lens up to the top with me, but oh well - here's the 24mm view of the business end of the lighthouse.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The view from 24 metres up is really superb...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">On Friday night the patchy fog produced a wonderfully eerie effect & being out there in the dark with the beams playing over the land/seascape was quite other-worldly!</div><br />
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Here's the daytime view to the south.<br />
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& to the east.<br />
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Plenty of bizarre rock formations out there too.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the Doringbaai CBD, as well as all the suburbs. It's worth noting that we passed a liquor store & a pub on our way through to the lighthouse, & later found another pub just up the road ;)</div><br />
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More crazy rocks...<br />
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On Saturday afternoon we spotted some southern right whales out to the south, albeit rather far off.<br />
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Watching the whales we noticed the rainbow-coloured spray getting blown up off the waves.<br />
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Late afternoon it was time for some exploring & much more photo-taking...<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This is the back of one of the abandoned factories near the lighthouse, a wall that's clearly taken plenty of abuse over the years.</div><br />
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Home sweet home - our very own lighthouse + fully equipped dormitory.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I got caught between trying to photograph & watch the sunset as a green flash seemed on. I did justice to neither effort, but saw enough to know that I really did miss one - aaarrghhh!! The twilight colours were gorgeous though.</div><br />
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We stayed out on the rocks to watch the lighthouse go on...<br />
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Then scrambled back to fetch a tripod for some shots looking west.<br />
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Back in the shack, the serious business of pouring drinks & collecting QSOs was in high gear...<br />
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Bill (centre) in particular was taking the matter as seriously as possible!<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Eager to make a good impression (in the hope of being welcome back here again), we set about packing & cleaning up as best we could this morning. Amanda transferred all the leftover alcohol into a single box for easy transportation &, well - bad things can happen to good people (not to mention good alcohol)... The box gave way & several moments silence had to be observed in honour of: 1 x Jameson whiskey, 1 x Old Brown Sherry, 1 x Olof Bergh brandy, 1 x Smirnoff vodka & 2 x red wine. The miraculous sole survivor was 1 x Gordon's gin (clearly Keith's karma was in better shape than the rest of ours). Mercifully, a baby bottle of Amarula that hadn't made it into that fateful box was spared as well.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, a storm was blowing in & really churning the sea up. Huge waves pounded the rocks we'd been perched on for yesterday's sunset photos.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">With the kitchen catastrophe cleaned up, the final challenge was to transport the borrowed braai back to Amanda's relatives in town. Space was at a premium with 4 people having to travel back to Sutherland, so somehow it seemed like a good idea to plonk the braai (still full of ash from Friday night) on top of the trailer & Drive Carefully.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Token duct tape & a confident "what could possibly go wrong?!" attitude was also applied to the cause.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">But any photographer knows that getting the shot is all about patience - & in this case, maintaining a safe following distance...</div><br />
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It'd all gone so well, right up until that third speed bump.<br />
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No drama though - besides, that was just to get rid of the ash...<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The more streamlined vehicle was soon on its way again.</div><br />
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& the slightly battered braai was successfully repatriated :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">On the way back to Lambert's Bay we watched this train scraping along on the 861 km long Sishen-Saldanha railway line - wonder how much was left by the time it got to Sishen?</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drinks were in order at the pub in Lambert's Bay - back where we'd originally met up on Friday afternoon...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">What happened next requires careful explanation, but I'm not sure it'll help! Anyway, in Chris' defence, he really was just innocently stretching his leg.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Our next stop was the Clanwilliam Lodge for another round & then the convoy parted ways. I was in luck, only having to drive about 2 more hours, but the Sutherland gang ended up taking >9 more hours to get home. The Doring river was in flood so they had to back-track through the Cederberg in the dark & then try again via Ceres. Fortunately Grant was able to contact them on VHF from the radar dome near Sutherland, effecting an impressive 113 km contact & establishing that they were indeed still alive.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">On the way home I went via Blaauwberg to check on the foam that was sure to have been churned up by the storm - always fun to see this bizarre 6th phase of matter in action...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">That was a thoroughly excellent weekend - thank you guys! :)</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-19402977055083371732011-08-15T23:39:00.000-07:002012-01-08T05:33:18.448-08:00A truly staggering Black Eagle encounter!!<div style="text-align: justify;">A peaceful drive back to Cape Town from George became Much more interesting once we turned off the N2 just past Riviersonderend. The idea was to head for Hermanus to check on the whales, but we ended up getting hopelessly side-tracked by the magnificent scenery along the way. The canola fields in full bloom are a sight to behold...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Then - A SIGN!! Powerless to resist, we stopped in at Boschrivier estate to taste their shiraz (which wasn't bad At All) & had a quick, late lunch out there on their sunny porch.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Having left & driven just a couple of 100 metres, Kev spotted a black eagle on the hill side so we veered off the road, leapt out & scrambled for long lenses. The poor guy had managed to nail a guinea fowl, but just didn't quite have enough juice to take off with it!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After Several attempts, the only right answer was to stop & do the sit-down thing, rather than take-away...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">About 20 minutes later, it was time to get going & we were treated to an incredible low pass!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We were still reeling from all that when Eagle 1 (or in Hannah's technical nomenclature: Eagly) cruised past the mountain on the other side of the road & was descended upon by a pair of territorial jackal buzzards.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Much swooping & diving ensued between those 3 before our attention was diverted by the arrival of Eagle 2 (aka Beagly)! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Impersonating an oversized peregrine falcon, Beagly did a bit of a stooping manoeuver on its way down to what was left of the guinea fowl.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Beagly'd had a decent share of the snack when Eagly returned & decided that enough was enough. A bit of a squabble ensued & while we were snapping away at that - Eagle 3 (Weagly) came blasting in from stage right & announced her intention to claim whatever was left!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">A few minutes later, Eagly set off again - heading back to the ridge behind us, another superb flyby...</div><br />
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Then Beagly's turn - the flyby of the day, & it was Quite a day!<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Lastly, as the sun was dipping behind the mountain, Weagly took off & cruised *low* over us on her way to join the other two... WOW!! :)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The light was gone, the action was over & we were somewhat eagled out by that stage so we raced off to Hermanus for a quick scout-around for whales before sunset. They weren't doing much so we opted for kahlua coffees instead, then found a cozy Italian place for dinner before making the rest of our homeward trek. What an <i>Incredible</i> day!!</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-7454799719790498832011-08-07T21:53:00.000-07:002011-09-15T01:44:16.169-07:00The Wolfberg Cracks - sort of...<div style="text-align: justify;">Today we decided to attack the Wolfberg Cracks, near Dwarsrivier. In retrospect we'd have benefitted from some pre-trip research, but it just sounded good so we set off - soaking up more wonderful scenery as we drove north along the secondary road that runs parallel to the N7.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The road east towards Algeria includes the picturesque Nieuwoudt pass.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yet more flowers, rocks & dazzling blue sky - then a peregrine as well (in case we weren't sufficiently impressed yet)... </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Then further on - past Algeria - is the magnificent & aptly named Uitkyk (lookout) pass, postcard stuff!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Beyond Uitkyk, the scenery changes completely & Kev led us to another rock shelter that's full of art.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next we stopped & did the short stroll up to Lot's Wife - a formation that really doesn't ask much of one's imagination (provided you recall that strange bible story about the woman who was turned into a pillar or salt because she looked back when the boss had told her not to).</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Still oblivious to the extent of Mission Wolfberg Cracks, we tooled around some more before parking & following the trail towards the cracks.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After staring at the map, the surroundings & then each other for a while, we eventually concluded that - yes, Those must be the cracks, Way Up THERE! Hmmm... Oh well, it's only 13:30 &, as the mighty Clarkson would say: "how hard can it be?!"</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">At least the map & the view before us were in agreement - all the little contour lines really do tend to pile up rather violently over there!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">At one stage we were amazed to see a couple of kids, probably about 8 or 10 years old, go charging past at high speed. Cool enough that they were just completely in their element out there (unfussed parents cruising along further behind), but then John noticed that the kids were 4x4ing around like that barefoot! Neat :)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kev (<a href="http://fingerprintsintime.com/">who does this hiking & photographing rocks thing for a living</a>) had gone off ahead & after about an hour we found where he'd gotten to - Wow!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Here's what him & the Hasselblad could see of us down below...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Needless to say - the view from up there was even more breath-taking than the hike.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">We poked around up there for about an hour before accepting that there simply wasn't any obvious way along/through the cracks that would get us anywhere in the time available, so we made our way back down in the increasingly dramatic afternoon light. We promise to do a better job of the Wolfberg Cracks next time!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">As good as the late-lunch energy bars were on the way down, nothing could compete with the ciders that were waiting for us when we got back to the car :}</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once again we couldn't drag ourselves away so we stayed over in Citrusdal for one more night - returning to the great little restaurant in the lodge for an even better dinner & a table closer to the fire. Thanks a million to Kev for all this - after these amazing 4 days, JB & I are both dangerously close to signing up for this ridiculously cool lifestyle of yours!</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-38269718382636998932011-08-06T23:29:00.000-07:002011-09-15T01:42:57.122-07:00The Sevilla Rock Art Trail<div style="text-align: justify;">This is a fantastic place to get a concentrated dose of San rock art while taking an easy 4 km stroll along the Brandewyn river. The trail takes you past about 10 sites with hundreds of paintings - many of which are just Incredible! This map of the trail is one of several Cederberg freebies available <a href="http://www.slingsbymaps.com/free-cederberg.aspx">here</a>.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This is a great time to be here as the wildflowers are really getting going & just about everything else is in bloom too. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The river's in good shape as well. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">There are some thoroughly exotic looking plants out here - if only they were as identifiable as birds!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This huge skull-like formation is actually balanced on the "chin" (you can crawl through from one side to the other) & has rock art underneath...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Here's one of the sites with yellow, as well as red, ochre.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The lazy Brandewyn (Brandy in Afrikaans) - what a good name for a river...</div><br />
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A landscape for keeping things in perspective.<br />
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2 happy kids high up on a rock :)<br />
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One of Sevilla's most famous paintings - The Archer. He's truly magical!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">& the little quagga foal is adorable - the San had such a knack for capturing the essence of a creature.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Aah - the good old days when women with huge bums & heavy legs were taken seriously ;)</div><br />
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These "vygies" were so bright, we suspected they might actually glow in the dark!<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Instead of driving back to Cape Town as planned, we decided to stay on out here for at least another night. But being a long weekend during the flower season, we couldn't find accommodation in Clanwilliam so we ended up at the charming <a href="http://www.citrusdallodge.co.za/">Citrusdal Country Lodge</a> about 50 km south. There the 3 weary adventurers were thoroughly rewarded: a steak dinner with red wine by the cozy fireplace... :)</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-88901443811343688622011-08-05T19:50:00.000-07:002012-08-04T03:08:34.108-07:00The Biedouw Valley & Wuppertal<div style="text-align: justify;">
After a couple of days catching up in Cape Town, John & I set off yesterday to join Kev at the delightful Kloof Cottage at <a href="http://www.travellersrest.co.za/">Traveller's Rest</a> in the Cederberg, about 35 km eastish of Clanwilliam. High on the list of priorities was introducing JB to our utterly treasured <i>Hot Whiskeys</i>: Jameson's, brown sugar (or honey), fresh lemon & hot water - soon to be followed by a deep sense of all being right with this world...</div>
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Before setting off on today's main adventure, Kev led us to the incredibly beautiful "Veg en Vlug" (fight & flight in Afrikaans) rock art site nearby.</div>
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As is so often the case, there are multiple interpretations as to what this complex scene represents - both in literal & figurative terms. Whatever the artist intended to convey, one cannot help but be struck by the technical challenges of painting on a low ceiling in a small shelter such as this, & the deliberate use of the 3-dimensionality of the "canvas" to add to the drama.</div>
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Next it was off to the Biedouw Valley to see what the flowers were up to...</div>
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Most of the orange guys were still curled up snoozing!<br />
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We made our way down south towards the isolated little village of Wuppertal.</div>
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The scenery along the way was, of course, spectacular...<br />
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Wuppertal was set up as a mission station back in the 1830's & you get the sense that relatively little's happened here since! The church is dated 1834.</div>
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The find of the day was the Lekker Bekkie restaurant in The Leipold House - really scrummy toasted chicken-mayo sandwiches at R14 a pop!</div>
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The view to the south from a lookout point just outside the town...</div>
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An ideal opportunity for our intrepid navigator to check his calibrations :)</div>
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We drove on to a tiny but immaculate little settlement called Heuningvlei, just to see what's there.<br />
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Classic Cederberginess!<br />
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& a good spot to catch Kev blasting through the river :)<br />
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On our way back we stopped in at another rock art site & the crystal clear sky afforded me another wicked polariser fix.</div>
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Here's an unusual perspective looking up at the rock face that loomed over us...<br />
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By the time we left that site, the afternoon light was working its magic on the landscape.<br />
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& the polarisation fairies went into overdrive :)<br />
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When we got back to the valley the flowers had packed it in for the day, but the light on the land was a treat none the less.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">On Sunday we made our way back to Cape Town via some interesting back roads, encountering quiver trees & other striking vegetation along the way.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This beautiful spot was particularly charming with its array of bizarrely eroded rock formations & this waterfall drizzling into a bright green pool below.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Not everyone's content to simply enjoy the view - Keith had decided to cycle down & then up the pass & it was up to us to document his insanity. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Scary enough to hand oneself over to gravity like that, but to still peddle on the way down?! It was hard to watch...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This really isn't a bad place to be - especially if you don't have a bicycle to contend with.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Eben & Sam had a much better strategy for dealing with the pass...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Having driven part of the way down, you get a wonderful view back up towards the top.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In fact, the views are just <i>superb</i> no matter which direction you look!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">After a while, curiosity got the better of the support crew so the KTMers set off to find Mr Brown.</div> <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you look carefully you'll see the motorbike, heading downhill, about to meet the cyclist hauling steadily uphill...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The support team needed to be particularly vigilant about dehydration while they stood out in the sunshine watching their charge's painful progress back up the pass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Here he is, having made it around the nasty hair-pin bend...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">& then popping up behind where we'd parked.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Time for a quick stop & some half-hearted abuse from the astounded spectators!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Soon our hero was off again, still determined to make it all the way back up to the top...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">& so he did - just an hour & 40 minutes after he'd disappeared down the road!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Vic, the eternal philanthropist, was on the spot to hand over first (& second) prize to the thirsty guy in the awkward shoes.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">GPS & heart-rate monitor data from the two stages of the tour were downloaded & graphed to tell the story. Noteworthy is the fact that Keith's highest heart-rate was recorded during the downhill ride - shortly before reaching a rather tricky corner...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Eben & Sam decided to take a more scenic route back to Sutherland, but were eventually thwarted by a flat tyre. This led to Sam's first ever foray into the world of hitch-hiking, followed by a recovery mission that ran aground at the Sutherland Golf Club's notoroius 19th Hole.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Despite our best efforts, we were unable to console Charl, Oom Andries & Oom Gert who had, yet again, lost the morning's round of golf to Willem 'Seekat' - the one-armed barman/proprietor... Only in Sutherland ;)</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-28982700240851348802011-02-18T23:59:00.000-08:002011-03-14T13:44:09.483-07:00U2 in Cape Town!!!<div style="text-align: justify;">We've been waiting since 1998 for them to return & they're finally here!! We saw them in Joburg, on their PopMart tour - which was a bit of an odd excursion, + that stadium was miserable. This time we did the Fan Walk to the magnificent Cape Town stadium, on a *perfect* summer's evening, with a full moon rising over our beautiful city...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The Computicket website said "no video cameras & no cameras with large detachable flashes", so we pitched up all set to capture the show with our strategically understated gear. Only to be told that they'd meant to say "no detachable *lenses*" & so we couldn't take our cameras in! Anger, denial, misery, dejection (& some more anger) later, we returned to the stadium (cameras back in the car) & found that if we'd only put them in my bag, we could've walked straight through security & proceeded as intended - like all the other people that managed to get in with their digital SLRs!! Can time Really heal all wounds?? :(</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">But if there can be an up-side to something this painful, it's that we were forced to focus more on the show itself, rather than on taking photos all the time - although we ended up doing that with our cellphones anyway since we just can't help ourselves! The stadium acoustics left a lot to be desired, but the stage & lighting was absolutely mind-boggling & the guys put on an incredible performance. The duet with Yvonne Chaka Chaka was <i>superb</i>!</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-13513613365001107032011-02-14T19:40:00.000-08:002011-03-14T13:42:06.275-07:00Kev's new toys visit our favourite hill in the Karoo<div style="text-align: justify;">So the Seriously Cool Toys have arrived: a Nikon D3S, a Hasselblad H4D-40 & a bunch of Byoootiful pieces of glass to stick on the front of each! That makes for one VERY happy brother, not to mention an incredibly proud sister, revelling - as usual - in the glow of said brother's sublime toy prowess & overall awesomeness :) </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The obvious place to go to give the new kids a good run-around? That magic spot in the Karoo that's been the source of so much trouble for me over the last 18 years: the Sutherland field station of the South African Astronomical Observatory. In fact, it was upon this very hill that we decided (about 7 years ago) that Kev ought to make a living doing photography... As always - be careful what you wish for ;) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides a dramatic afternoon thunderstorm, a pretty sunset & an encounter with a magnificent martial eagle on our way up from the town, we had a huge amount of fun photographing this incredible rock! It seems to have burst open after falling off the back of a spaceship, or perhaps it was cracked open by a grumpy troll? However it got to be down there, over the eastern side of the plateau, it's just a <i>fascinating</i> subject!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The modern, technological equivalent is SALT - the 11-metre Southern African Large Telescope. A delightful beast in its own right, even if it's been hell to nurse through kindergarten... Years of effort by a number of extraordinary people have gone into getting every sub-system ready - may the data soon flow!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The next biggest telescope on the continent is our 1.9-metre, equatorially-mounted battleship, affectionately known as the 74-inch, or the Radcliffe Reflector (for those that take this stuff too seriously). Even tarted up in bright orange, at the age of 72, she still exudes mechanical elegance & unmitigated charm.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">There probably aren't too many places of work that one would happily drive 4 hours to get to on a weekend...</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-1009658552441473972011-02-07T23:09:00.000-08:002011-03-08T23:50:15.118-08:00An icy lake in Missouri & a 1am visit to Times Square<div style="text-align: justify;">It's taken ages, but here at last are some pics from my New Year trip to America! So lovely to spend a bit more time with John's absolutely wonderful mom, a truly delightful soul :) Great to catch up with the whole family over there & to get to stay out at the lake (Lake Lotawana in Missouri) again. No bald eagles this time, but we did enjoy a few visits from the (ginormous!) Great Blue Heron... Fun too to see how crazy these 'Markans get over Xmas lights - yikes!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">We were entertained daily by the ongoing battle between the liquid & solid phases of water out on the lake. Each morning there'd be new ice stretching inward from the shore, trying to claim as much of the surface as possible before the morning sun could resume it's fight for the liquid cause.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Although viciously cold most mornings, it was endlessly fascinating to go outside & play around with the ice in its intriguing array of forms. "Non-destructive testing" wasn't a hallmark of our experimental approach ;)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The way my flights worked out, I ended up with about half a night to kill in New York on my way home. Sad to be leaving, hauling all my luggage (admittedly there wasn't much, but still) & not exactly dressed for a windy 14 F (-10 C, ignoring wind chill), it still seemed silly to waste the opportunity to explore so I caught a Super Shuttle into the city & hopped off near Times Square. Very cool to see all that & thanks to Starbucks for the life-sustaining latte that saved my hands when my gloves couldn't!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">When all enthusiasm for stomping around the freezing city abandoned me, I caught a cab to JFK & tackled my next challenge: passing several more hours while waiting for the SAA check-in counter to open. Turns out I probably could've gone straight into the lounge (as it's actually outside security!) & made myself at home, but instead I earned my "dodgy airport-sleeper" badge - albeit via a rather miserable attempt... Ah, the many joys of travel :)</div>Lisa Crausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315289236343490255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483357255662991624.post-69349166915115422362011-01-24T23:02:00.000-08:002011-01-31T08:56:53.759-08:00SALT Tech Ops as you've never seen them before!<div style="text-align: justify;">At the risk of ruining the chronology of my blog, I'm posting these pics ahead of those from my December/January trip to the US (as I haven't sorted all those out yet). However, as you'll see, this is all terribly important so I'm sure you'll understand...</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Over the weekend, the SALT Tech Ops gang participated in an team building exercise of unprecedented brilliance. Teams were assigned & required to build rafts that could negotiate a specified course on a farm dam near Sutherland. No fossil fuels or solar power, but just about anything else was permitted, at the eventual discretion of Judge Darragh.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The official photos from the day appeared on the <a href="http://saltastro.blogspot.com/2011/01/tech-ops-raft-race-day.html">SALT Astro Blog</a>, but what follows was not universally ordained & so these compositions have been forced underground.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">First of all - the presiding officials: Captain Ockert (our spiritual leader whose presence was felt, even though he was conspicuously absent on the day), Judge Darragh & Nurse Adelaide.</div></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The winning team consisted of Eben, Chris & Hitesh on their bicycle-powered-propeller-driven creation, complete with a balancing out-rigger that closely resembled the downpipe that disappeared from the north wall of the store.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Runners-up Garith, Francois & Grant unquestionably claimed the moral high ground on their simple, elegant raft - with all hands on deck, 3 paddles + a sail.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The third-placed crew of saboteurs (Peter, Vic & Martin) did all they could to thwart the rest of the field & after having their outboard motor (purported to run on ethanol) disallowed, eventually resorted to stealing third on a technicality.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Stranded after their wild raft bolted for the severalth time, the crew of Zulu, Amanda & Jono ultimately claimed the team-spitit award for their subsequent humanitarian efforts in supporting other struggling teams.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The "Astronomer Pirates" crew of Johan, Nicolaas & Cobus produced the most innovative raft with their SALT-on-a-boat concept &, in a fair world, would have placed third.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Last, & undoubtedly least, the hapless trio of Charl, Paul & I narrowly escaped mutilation & drowing as our impossibly over-ambitious craft imploded in a shower of snapping cable ties & snarling paddle wheel blades. Sigh... Too bad Charl - that's what you get for having 2 astronomers in your team!</div><br />
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