There was a rare north-wester this week and I slipped out early before work to catch a wave at Muizies. In summer the south-easter blows pretty steadily and the onshore wind flattens the waves and creates loads of white-water. The kite-surfers have the place to themselves. When I arrived the wind hadn't fully swung round and the waves were poorly shaped and breaking early. It was hard work just to get out. Then suddenly the NW wind kicked in. The water surface turned glassy and the waves shaped up. There was a fair swell running and it was overcast. The bigger incoming swells stood out a darker, more ominous green signalling a powerful ride if you got your timing right. The QSL is from BBC Radio London, heard in Johannesburg in 1985. London has experienced 100-year cold, snowy weather this week and many holiday-makers failed to make it to the Cape beaches.
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