perks

There's usually a side benefit to everything and I've been treated to beautiful, windy sunsets from Chapman's Peak Drive two days in a row now, when my Tuesday afternoon turned out to be an abridged version of Monday's. Same place, same reason: rope access contractors clearing alien vegetation growing undisturbed on the steep slopes below Chapman's Peak discovered a body one day and a skeleton the next, hidden in the thick bushes halfway down the cliffs. (I think they're getting a bit spooked now and are working are working elsewhere today - don't blame them!). Mountain Rescue was called in to assist with retrieving the remains. It was slightly different to what I'm normally used to on search & rescue operations since we were working from the road, using vehicles as anchors instead of rock, and had a mechanical winch to do the heavy hauling, but the principles are the same as a mountain scenario and, as a side benefit, the scenery every bit as pleasantly spectacular.

I was a tad too busy to pull out my camera on Monday (although Brent took some of the operation), but we packed up before sunset on Tuesday and I wandered around a bit afterwards, enjoying the light and wind show.

The South Easter has been howling for days - our position on the road was relatively sheltered, but the mist was racing down just above our heads...

...and out to sea the wind was whipping up the water into walls of spray!