Cape Town South Africa

The KKNK (Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees) is on in Oudtshoorn again from this weekend and next. For all Afrikaans speaking folk it’s the national festival of the year with lots of culture, live shows on stage and bands playing in packed venues. Book your shows on computicket.com. Remember to hit Barrydale on the way there by taking the alternative route via Route62.

KFM (a local radio station) is hosting the symphony of fire in Cape Town. It’s an international competition of fireworks which is surely set to light up the skies above Cape Town in the coming days. It’s on until Sunday (I think), so book your tickets at Computicket.com now!! It has been a standing show on an annual basis, so you can expect something spectacular really spectacular, on the rythm of some great classical music. There are picnic and other closer seats and pricing ranges from R110 to R160.

Blouberg Strand (also known as Blaauwberg) is situated about 20 minutes drive up the West Coast from Cape Town on the R27. Long white beaches with perfect kite- and windsurfing conditions awaits the adventurous. From Blouberg you have a birds eye view of Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was kept prisoner during the apartheid years, a reminder of our colourful past and also of the good that has come from having our freedom. Below is a pic I took with my new digital camera.

Virgin Active launched a new branch of gym recently in Gardens, within the Cape Town city bowl. This is bound to be a great convenience for city folk wanting to stay fit, as well as tourist looking to stay in shape, given the fact of Cape Town’s exquisite cuisine. Give them a call on (021) 462 6239 for more information.

I’ve entered the big South African Blog Off. And shall I see this blog get the attention it really deserves? Will the hours and hours of blog sweating pay off? Only time will tell. BTW, there’s a street party in Long Street, which is probably now in full swing. If you’re up late and reading this, get out there NOW! Dunno what I’m doing here at 00:23…

PS - Got a new digital camera. Expect some pictures of Cape Town soon!

It’s Argus Cycle Tour weekend! Remember to schedule your driving around town for off peak times, since the cycle race is pretty much going to be an all day affair around the Cape Peninsula on Sunday the 12th of March 2006. 109km of wind blown fury! See information below for road closures during the weekend:

SATURDAY, 11 MARCH 2006

Foreshore, Cape Town CBD

Roads: Hertzog Boulevard, Outbound carriageway between Heerengracht and Oswald Pirow
Time: Saturday 16h00 - Sunday 11h30

Green Point

Roads: Western Boulevard, Beach Road to Green Point Circle (city-bound carriageway)
Time: Saturday 16h00 - Sunday 18h30

SUNDAY, 12 MARCH 2006

Foreshore

Roads: Hertzog Boulevard, Both carriageways between Heerengracht and Eastern Boulevard (N2)
Time: 00h01 - 11h30

Roads: Heerengracht, Both carriageways between Hans Strijdom Ave (Fountain Circle) to Coen Steytler Avenue
Time: 04h00 - 11h30

Woodstock, University Estate

Roads: De Waal Drive (M3), Outbound between Roodebloem Rd and Hospital Bend. Traffic will be diverted to Main Road.
Time: 06h00 - 11h45

Woodstock

Roads: Eastern Boulevard (N2) Southbound
Time: 06h00 - 11h45

Hospital Bend (N2, M3) Interchange

Roads: Settlers Way (N2) to M3 (Muizenberg) ramp Southbound
Time: 06h00 - 11h45

Roads: M3 on ramp from Groote Schuur Hospital (Southbound)
Time: 06h00 - 11h45

Mowbray, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Bishops Court

Roads: M3 (Rhodes Drive, Union Ave, Paradise, Edinburgh Drive) Southbound, including all on-ramps between Table Bay Boulevard up to Trovato Link
Time: 06h00 - 11h45

Wynberg, Constantia, Tokai

Roads: M3 Freeway (Blue Route), Southbound, including all on-ramps between Trovato link and Steenberg Road
Time: 06h00 - 12h15

Tokai

Roads: Steenberg Road (M42), M3 off-ramp to Main Road
Time: 06h15 - 12h15

Tokai, Lakeside, Muizenberg, False Bay coast to Cape Point, Scarborough

Roads: Main Road (M4) NB: Northbound and Southbound
Times:
o 06h15 -12h15: Steenberg Road to Boyes Drive
o 06h15 – 12h30: Boyes Drive to Atlantic Road
o 06h15 – 12h50: Atlantic Road to Fish Hoek Traffic Circle
o 06h30 – 13h00: Fish Hoek Traffic Circle to Glen Road, Glencairn
o 06h30 – 13h15: Glen Road to Simon’s Town
o 06h45 – 14h30: Simon’s Town to entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve
o 07h00 – 14h30: Entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve (M4) to Perdekloof (M65)
o 07h00 – 15h00: Perdekloof to Sweet Water

Cape Point, Scarborough, Kommetjie, Ocean View

Roads: Slangkop Road (M82), Sweet Water to Kommetjie Road (M65)
Time: 07h00 - 15h00

Kommetjie, Ocean View, Masiphumelele

Roads: Kommetjie Road (M65), Slangkop Road to Glencairn Expressway (M6)
Time: 07h00 - 15h30

Noordhoek, Sun Valley

Roads: Ou Kaapseweg Ext. (M64), Kommetjie Road (M65) to Noordhoek Road (M6)
Time: 07h00 - 15h30

Noordhoek, Sun Valley

Roads: Noordhoek Road (M6), Ou Kaapseweg Ext. (M64) to base of Chapman’s Peak Drive
Time: 07h00 - 16h00

Noordhoek, Hout Bay

Roads: Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6), Noordhoek Rd (M6) to Princess Rd
Time: 07h00 - 16h30

Hout Bay, Llandudno

Roads: Princess Road (M90), Chapman’s Peak Drive to Victoria Ave (M6) Hout Bay
Time: 07h15 - 16h30

Hout Bay, Llandudno, Camps Bay, Bakoven

Roads: Victoria Road (M6) Northbound and Southbound, Princess Road (M90) Hout Bay to Camps Bay
Time: 07h30 - 17h00

Camps Bay, Bantry Bay and Clifton

07h30 - 17h30: Victoria Road (M6) Northbound and Southbound Houghton Rd to Camps Bay Drive
05h00 - 17h45: Camps Bay Drive to Meadway

Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay

Roads: Victoria Road (M6) North and Southbound, The Meadway to Lower Kloof Road
Time: 07h30 - 17h45

Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay

Roads: Victoria Road (M6), Northbound and Southbound, Lower Kloof Road to Queens Road, Sea Point
Time: 04h00 - 17h45

Bantry Bay, Sea Point

Roads: Queens Road (M6), Victoria Road to Beach Road
Time: 06h00 - 17h45

Sea Point, Green Point & Mouille Point

Beach Road closures:

06h00 - 18h30: Beach Road (M6) City bound carriageway - Queens Rd circle to St Johns Road
04h00 - 18h30: Beach Road (M6) City bound carriageway - St Johns Road to Arthurs Road
07h30 - 18h30: Beach Road (M6) City bound carriageway - Arthurs Rd to Western Boulevard (M6)

Green Point

Roads: Fritz Sonnenberg between Stadium Road and Green Point Circle
Time: 05h00 - 18h30

Green Point

04h00 - 18h30: Western Boulevard (M6) - Sea Point bound from Green Point Circle to Beach Road
Saturday 16h00 - Sunday 18h30: Western Boulevard (M6) - City bound from Beach Rd to Green Point

Good luck to all the riders of the Pick ‘n Pay Argus Cycle Tour! Motorists, please look out for people on bikes this weekend!

Local talents like Karen Zoid, Sitter, Fokofpolisiekar and much more will be joining in concert with main act Metallica in March for a massive concert in Green Point Stadium, Cape Town. Additional artists ripping up the stage and dance floors will be Simple Plan, Collective Soul, The Rasmus, Seether, Fatboy Slim, Prime Circle, The Finkelsteins, The Parlotones, Flat Stanley, State Far Better and the SpoonFeedas. Bookings can be made at Computicket.