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A Cape Town band's tribute to The Mother City
Monday 23 August 2010
Check out this short music video for a colourful look at Cape Town's best spots being enjoyed by its beautiful locals! This capetonian band took their camera everywhere and shot some cool scenes on a budget of pretty much nothing but as you can see, there's no need for filters and photoshop in here - this place really is this amazing - enjoy!
An extreme golf hole in South Africa
Thursday 19 August 2010
Welcome to the world's most extreme golf hole! It's the longest par 3 in the world and from the tee (only accessible by helicopter) it takes the ball 20 seconds to come to rest on the Africa-shaped green 430 metres below.
This picture gives you some idea of the view that awaits you at the 19th tee but have a watch of this short video below to see how the 2008 Open Champion Padraig Harrington got on...
As if each of the 18 holes being designed by a different pro golfer wasn't enough, the Legend Golf & Safari resort in Limpopo topped it off with the creation of a 400 yard par 3 which involves a helicopter ride just to get to the tee. From the top of the Hanglip Mountain you'll need a pretty good set of eyes to see your ball land but make the green and you'll stand a good chance of making it onto the leaderboard alongside names like Lewis Hamilton, Morgan Freeman and Sergio Garcia!
Former West Indies cricketer Franklyn Stephenson has somehow managed a birdie on this beast but we reckon that even finding your ball once you get off the chopper and onto the fairway would be an achievement.
Whether you know your albatrosses from your anti-shanks or you're of Mark Twain's opinion that "golf is a good walk spoiled", you've got to agree that this is a golf hole to shake things up a bit.
A whale of a time in Cape Town
Wednesday 18 August 2010
This is not what you expect when you're out on your boat enjoying the sunshine and beautiful views in Cape Town's Table Bay! The capetonian couple got a bit more than they bargained for when they were out whale watching last month...
Southern Right Whales come to the South African coast between July and November to mate and the males have some pretty flamboyant ways of attracting the ladies' attention but even still, this was a rare occurrence indeed and a big shock for the couple on board. They escaped totally unhurt but the beast from the deep did some pretty major damage to the mast, and yet they insist that the incident won't stop them from continuing their boat trips in search of whales.
On a total change of tack, the Pepper team are keeping their fingers crossed for all of you out there who are anxiously waiting for A-level results tomorrow. Best of luck to everyone!
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