Hey Steemians,
I hope you all having an awesome Sunday and making the most of it before we habe to hit the grind tomorrow!!
Despite Spring being less than 6 days away, Winter is in full swing in the Mother City! We generally experience quite a bit of rain in winter and sometimes a hail storm or two, but snow is not something we see in Cape Town. South Africa is literally on the bottom most tip of Africa and the city of Cape Town is right on its sothern most tip! So general climates here do not bring any snow to the city.
The forecast today is 12 degrees celcius and raining on and off with bursts of Sun. We did a small walk this morning and i chose tge lighter route due to the excess baggage! Some friends ventured all the way yo the top of Table Mountain, then to oneof tge famous viewpoints, Maclear's Beacon. And check out the little guy they found waiting for them on top!
Olaf himself!! How cool is that!! Lets hope this little guy doesnt find out what it's like to be a snowman in spring, just yet!!
Some More Pics of Our Walk
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Much Love From Freezing Cape Town, @mimismartypants
Wow! Really cool place! U forgot to put a nose in mini Olaf! :D
Hahhaha! Note to self, always carry carrots! You never know when you may need them!
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I hope the freezing weather is not coming up North, I don't like the winter, looking forward to the summer!! Nice snowman!!
Can you believe it. Its only on the mountain now but believe me when i tell you we feeling the cold inside! Not normal for the Cape! Also, a good couple of weeks ago we woke up and the roads were covered in a thin layer of what looked like snow. Lots of hail but was melting slowly and looked like white snow sludge!
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Feeling the cold up in JHB today!
Super jealous of your walks up the mountains though...you guys are so lucky to have that on your doorstep.
But you guys generally have really cold winters right? Or has the pattern changed during recent years?
You guys have aome beautiful walks close by as well! I really want to visit magaliesberg soon!! Oh and the drakensberg as well!! I suppose its a bit of a drive though. But then again going anywhere in jozi is a bit of a drive hey! Lol(low blow, im sorry)
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Winters in Jozi are freezing...we don't have the winter rain though. I am actually a Durban boy so never had a winter for the first 30 odd years of my life :)
Yes, everything is a drive in JHB. The Drakensberg is a 3 / 4 hour drive depending on where you are going.
So you uaed to the tropical weather!! The cold must kill you!! And so much cooler scenery in Durban!! How are you surviving the no ocean in jozi?? I tjink i would have withdrawal if i move! No mountains close by and no ocean!!
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Hmmm...not being near the sea is hard. We still have family in Durban so we try to visit regularly. However, our rewards for moving to JHB have been having a wife that is there more for our kids than if we had stayed in Durban.
There is that!! And what better way to raise your kids than having there mom be around for them. Until they teenagers of course! Then they dont wanna hang out with mom no more!!!
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How i wish we could also do that!! I want our olaf too. But sadly we dont have winter out here..
Aye yess!! You forgot his nose hahahaha..
The view just blew me away!!! Sooooo beautiful. I love it i love it!!
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Lol we didn't build him. My friends just found him. This is why people should always carry carrots, in case they need build a snowman!!
We never actually have snow here. This is quite strange for us! I suppose climate change is real!
Thanks lady. We are very blessed to have lots of beautiful walks here!
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Oh my bad!!!! hahahaha I thought you really made them..
really?? yeah that is a big change alright.. and pretty scary too. I hope the change is good..
hahahaha my bad.. it looks like you really made him..
owww... the effects of climate change is showing already. its pretty scary though.. hope you can take the change..keep safe always!!
We will all feel it soon enough!! The effects of global warming. Do you not notice a change in the weather patterns of your city?
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oh yes! we feel the change here.. it has been getting hotter each time.. and we are afraid of heavy rains because we get flooded easily now as it was before.
its pretty scary how the sudden change in our weather.
Shoo and im complainong about the cold!! Floods are way scarier but we have also been getting more of that in different parts of the country!! It's of course a worldwide effect! Stay safell
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Hahaha i would not trade snow for ours too.. im not used to it, i might froze.. i dont even know how cold feels in your side..
But my sister said its horrible! She just migrated to Texas. It took her a year to adjust to the climate there.
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Love your little snowman...sooo cute!! Beautiful photographs!! Yeah, we are freeeeezing!! Happy for the snow though...wish I could've gone to see it.
Thanks @elsi.kloopers, but he is not our creation. My friends just found him when they got there!! Its Sooo freezing cold today as well!! I'm sure he is still there! Why not take a quick stroll up and check lol!! Doooo iiiitttttt!!
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It's been like 30°C here today, so we should mix the weather 😁
We need the rain though!! And summer wull come soon enough with our 30+ degrees weather!!
Thanks for the offer though!! Where are you from?
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I'm from Romania and we had a very rainy end of spring and a very dry summer.
Good luck with the weather!
And soon it will cool off again for you!! Im looking forward to a nice hot summer!! Nice to meet you @Erikah from Romania!! Thanks for stopping by!!
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Nice to meet you too and have a nice summer :)
Thank you, i love your red hair BTW!!! Very cool!!
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Sorry to disappoint you, that's a mannequin 😁
But I do have copper red hair.
Stunning scenery, and that Snow Man is amazing how would you even believe it - very cool little fern arms too. So funny your friends found him waiting at the very top!
Those mountains in the second photo a just to die for, what a breathtaking view. Would it be a very long climb to get to a point to see something like that?
#thealliance #witness
Lol sooo funny indeed! After huffing and puffing and practically running to the top, They training for a hectic trail race they find this cool little guy waiting for them!!
To be honest the views are great from all angles. And there are awesome viewpoints at different levels. It really depends on your speed and fitness. You get great views after a half hour and they just keep getting better!! But im not exaggerating when i say there is always something beautiful to take on on these hikes. At any given time you can look up and think wow!! We are truly blessed!! It often makes me think that with so much beauty, how can I not believe that their is a higher power!!
But forgive me, I digress, the short answer is, not too long at all!! 😊
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@mimismartypants A great post! Your Olaf looks a bit skinny but he's very cool, excuse the pun. Fantastic scenery and we share your cold. In fact we are a bit worse off with regards to the cold, but at least we don't have snow in the Overberg! Blessings!
Lol let's hope Olaf is still alive!! Im sure if there was more snow he would be nice and plump!! But it's a miracle in its own right that there was any snow at all!!
Keep warm, this cold will be the end of us all!! Greetings to the Overberg!! I'm sure you will be taking some stunning shots!!
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Pretty early arrival..we have still 3 months for the chill. Really loves all the images...rocky mountains apart from the lovely snow baby.(it still need to grow up till winter arrived 😉)
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Our winter is actually winding down!! This is tbe last official month of winter in the southern hemisphere!! In less than a week spring will start, and it should start to warm up slowly!
Thats snow baby is as big as his gonna get! We never get snow here!! Its very u usual, a miracle in fact!!
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Ahhh....i messed you are in a different corner....the coming month will be winter in many us and eu countries as well as in India.....anyway...welcome the new season......stay blessed👍
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LOL now we all know you don't read posts before you comment on them!! Enjoy your winter months ahead - I'm looking forward to some summer sun! Much Love!!
That is your angle of looking...there is other side too....may be i am not so familiar of geographical aspects of each country...be it beautiful chilling capetown of southafrica or sunny India...
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Hey dude chill out! Im not here to start a fight! I literally said it was spring in 6 days in the first line of my piece!! So if the shoe fits... But i suppose it was a misunderstanding. Have a good day!!
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@mimismartypants .....PEACE
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Wow wow nice photo ! man
Thank you! It's even better when you see it in person!
Did it actually snow on top of Table Mountain? I heard it does on rare occassions.
To be honest, I am so fed up with Cape Town's winter this year. The summer needs to come back :'(
It did indeed! Very rare, almost never, but climate change is real bro! So this is the result. Our winters are getting colder and our summers are getting hotter. I reckon this weather might last into a bit of spring then start to warm up! It's freezing, but I'm not complaining about the rain. We need the water! Hang in there, it will warm up soon enough!! Then it's the beach life for us!!
Hehehe! Lovely coincidence. Unexpectedly you've put a smile on my face. Hugs and kisses,
Lol glad you liked it!! Olaf tends to do that to people!!
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Still can't believe that it is so cold in Cape Town...tz-tz-tz
We have a bit of both here. Cold summers, usually just rain, but lots of sun still and then nice hot summers!! But i reck6its the climate change that has brought the snow!
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I'll send you some photos when the winter comes here...
Oooooo i cant wait!!!
OK. Given that you can't wait, here is a deep snow in our capital town Sofia a couple of winters ago.
Enjoy!
Cute little dude right on top, awesome views on the hike @mimismartypants pretty cool here in Durban after your snow.
Thanks @joanstewart!! I love getting lost in the mountains. Nothing compares to the beauty!
Wow I'm surprised, i thought Durban was just hot, hot, hot!!
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Much appreciated sir!! May you always have money to pay the rent!
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Thank you for you good well wishes :P
oh no!!!!! Olaf!!!!! i'm so sad! hehehehehe
why didn't you bring him home and put him in the freezer @mimismartypants????
have you no heart, my dear girl?!?!?! LOLOLOL
beautiful shots though - and a pretty special thing to see snow where it doesn't belong! :)
Olaf needed to learn a lesson about summer!! LOL Sometimes we have to be cool to be kind!! One day when you visit I will take you on some mind-blowing walks!