Muizenberg, Cape Town : Naval Helicopter

Monday, July 7, 2008

Naval Helicopter

This helicopter flies past once a week or so, carrying military big boys (I presume) between Simon's Town and I do not know.

I did tweak it in Abode Lightroom though hence the vignetting.

Cheers

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: How did you get this shot? You had to be at a higher elevation than the chopper, but WOW!!! Nice enhancing too!; July 10, 2008 at 6:52 PM

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Interesting Muizenberg

- 1742 the Het Posthuys one of the oldest buildings in South Africa was built.
- 1795 The Battle of Muizenberg was a small but significant military affair that began and ended three months later with the (first) British occupation of the Cape.
- In 1882 the railway line, which for twenty years stopped at Wynberg, was extended to Muizenberg.
- 1895 the Muizenberg Municipality was established.
- 1902 Cecil John Rhodes bought as a holiday cottage and this was where he died.
- 1910 the library opened next to the Natale Labia
- 1911 the Muizenberg Post Office opened.
- 1913 a new railway station was built in Muizenberg.
- 1920 Boyes Drive was completed.