Beautiful sights abound when this happens, as the mountains were in places completely blanketed by the clouds. But every here and there, the mountains assured me that they were still there.
Some days things are wild over here. The Cape is known for its ultra strong winds, and they can certainly turn things upside down. We have seen huge trees being uprooted by the winds and at times even high sided trucks on the highways can be flipped over.
Now imagine that you wake up in the morning and as you open your front door, you look over the front gate and you see this below.
So you run across the road to take a better look, but there is not much to look at. Honey, the shout goes up, someone stole the mountains :)
Then you jump into your car and great relief as you travel along, you see that the mountains are still there and that the clouds have only been playing a trick on you.
And then later, things started to clear, but the windspeed increased.
The wind cleared the surface of the mountains, but like winter that takes a long time to go away, the clouds are the same as they kept on clinging to the mountains. As you will see below.
Finally, I wonder if you can tell me where the train is in the photo below.
I have seen these sights before, but this time around the clouds seem to be a little bit denser around the mountains. In some areas, touching the ground. What I know is if one walks around where the clouds touch the ground, then it is only mist. A dense mist, I might add.
Strange weather around here lately, and in the media there was a story that it rained so heavily in the drought areas that a dry river overflowed for the first time in 8 years. By now, many know about the severe floods and the damages that we have had here recently, and they say that it happens every 100 years. Farmers have lost animals and crops, some lives were lost, and many poor people ended up with having nothing as their shacks have been washed away. Everyone reckons that nature is angry, and no need to wonder why.
I hope you have enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
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