Hout Bay - Land of Treadmilling
Recipe for a long run in the Republic of Hout Bay:
Leave Athol’s house very very early (thus avoiding heat which would make any self respecting Englisher faint). Go down very very steep hill. Turn right at the township. Continue to beach. Here you have two choices: if the wind is down, gambol as if on the cover of Runner’s World. If the south easter is blowing, grit your teeth and remember that this kind of full body sand exfoliation would cost you a fortune at home. From beach, join Chapman’s Peak Drive. Go up, round bend, up, round another bend, up. Repeat until you hit the land-based treadmill. Pray for small break in the wind to allow you to get off treadmill and continue round the next bend and on up. Once at Chapman’s Peak, wonder at the beautiful views, feel very pleased with yourself and retrace your route home. On leaving the beach for a second time, if you are Jim, revel in the now insufferable heat and steep hill back (it’s all money in the sub-3 hour bank), if you are Winston remove as much clothing as possible, and check in for breakfast at one of the beach front cafes to nurse your baboon bottom (heat, sand, distance…need I say more!), if you are Steve think it’s a bit chilly round here and these hills are a bit flat, I’ll just nip up Chapman’s Peak again.
On on to Jo’burg and the prospective pleasures of Blondie…
posted by Rachelgolightly @ 9:11 PM
1 Comments:
Looks lovely - you must be running up an enormous hill to be taking pictures like that.
The temperature here has taken a turn for the worse (you'll be glad to know).
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