It was my wife's birthday, and friends invited us for a breakfast.
Another hot day with disruptive winds greeted us, and I will also show you some mountain shots on our way back home.
So, it will be 5 sea shots, and 5 mountain shots that I will share here in this post with you. On a very hot day, the cold water of our Atlantic Ocean can draw people like a magnet, and it is refreshing to be in the water. At the same time, it is also dangerous to expose one's skin to the hot ultraviolet rays of the sun. The locals are used to the sun, but many fair skinned visitors can get into bed at night as red skinned as a crab, after being exposed for long periods in the blazing African sunlight.
It is the last day of January now, and the weather forecasters have it right, as February is our hottest month. Some inland areas can touch in the late 40 Celsius temperatures.
Any case, we arrived early for the appointment, and I took a few action shots.
I love to see how the kite surfers jump up into the air.
Did I tell you that the water is cold? I was a bit jealous, as I also wanted to go into the water.
Now I will show you some mountain shots upon our return.
We waited at a traffic light and look at that mountain view.
And so, of course I took a long way around to get a few different shots of the clouds tumbling down the mountains. It was a sight to see, as the strong wind drove the cloud from the right down to smash into the mountain peak at the left.
A different view of the cloud at the right smashing into the peak at the left.
And then the clouds started to cover the mountains.
Clouds rolling in thick and fast.
I don't know about you, but I have a passion for both of the sea and the mountains. In fact, nature has always played a big role in my life, simply because as a child I was banished from our house by my mom, as little boys belonged outside. I will never blame my mom, as she did not realize what a great gift my external activities in nature played later on in my life. That word "outside" was buried in my mind as a small seed, to later bloom into a passion for "outside".
To this day, now in my old age, I can simply not stay inside for long periods, and our small front garden must be tired of my presence :)
Even at night, I sit outside until late counting the satellites that course through the skies.
As I always say, such is life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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