Happy Dog at Woodbridge Island

Date: 17 December 2011

Location: Milnerton Beach from Woodbridge Island

Walkers: Helen, Sarah and Malachy

Previous walks on this beach here, here and here.



I went for a walk on the beach at Woodbridge Island with my friend Sarah and her sweet dog Malachy. It was a glorious summer morning.



We walked carefully across the sand as the beach was covered in blue bottles. They were everywhere, but particularly all over the kelp.



We crossed over to the lagoon. Wispy clouds in the sky.



From here we got a great view across Table Bay to the city. Lions Head, Signal Hill and Cape Town Stadium.



Malachy went for a swim in the channel.



He's a pleasure to take to the beach - he's very well behaved, yet bounds around with such joy and happiness.



His best fun is chasing sticks in the waves.


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Milnerton Beach Stroll

Date: 3 July 2011

Location: Milnerton Beach from Woodbridge Island

Walkers: Helen & Brenda

Previous walks on this beach here and here.

After a few miserable days there was a break in the weather and we headed to Woodbridge Island for a walk on Milnerton Beach.



It was lovely to be outside under the bright blue sky.



The only downside is the beach was full of litter. Way more than normal - I guess it was brought in on the tide. It was shocking to see so much plastic.



We should be seeing only this sort of the thing on the sand:




As we walked back we watched a rain shower over the city bowl.


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Windy Woodbridge Island

Date: 26 March 2011

Location: Milnerton Beach from Woodbridge Island

Walkers: Michele & Helen

Previous walk on this beach here.

Both desperately in need of a leg-stretch, Michele and I met up at Woodbridge Island for a stroll along Milnerton Beach. It was a sunny afternoon but there a bit of a breeze about and the water was choppy.



We walked up the beach direction Table View, soon leaving the lifesavers' club and the lighthouse behind us.



The sea was looking very clean and was a pleasant (not too cold) temperature, so we walked barefoot, paddling in the shallows.



The wind became stronger until sand was blowing across the beach and stinging our legs. We turned around and walked back straight into the wind. Phew, it was very bracing!



I was loving the way the sand was being blown over the rocks and seaweed on the beach, making patterns. Nature's abstract art...





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Milnerton Beach

Date: 22 April 2009

Location: Milnerton beach from Woodbridge Island

Walkers: Michele and Helen

**** Route plotted here ****

After voting in our national election in the morning, we met up near the lifesaver's clubhouse on Woodbridge Island for a walk along Milnerton Beach in the afternoon. It was a very grey day.


(Photo by Helen)

Some brave folk paddled in the chilly Atlantic.


(Photo by Helen)

We walked in a southerly direction. Even on a cloudy day, the view of Table Mountain, Devil's Peak and Lion's Head is wonderful from this beach.


(Photo by Helen)

This is a good beach for interesting stones, shells and washed-up seaweed.





(Photos by Helen) (Photos by Michele)

There were sections of beach strewn with pebbles.


(Photo by Michele) (Photo by Helen)

And although it wasn't busy today, there was plenty of evidence that the beach is well-used!


(Photos by Helen)

We walked to the end of the beach. From here we could look back up the channel between the island and the mainland towards Milnerton.


(Photo by Michele)

Lion's Head and Signal Hill could be seen across the bay.


(Photos by Michele)

On the stroll back this guy buzzed past us in his craft.


(Photo by Helen)

It looked lots of fun!


(Photo by Michele)