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Post by tod2 on Mar 30, 2016 14:04:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 20:17:00 GMT
The rock pools look like they must be very reassuring with young children around.
The erosion of the rocks has created remarkable patterns. Do you have any idea why?
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Post by htmb on Mar 30, 2016 20:22:09 GMT
This reminds me of the beach on the west coast of central Florida when my children were little. At low tide there were lots of pools on the beach that were fun for splashing. We just didn't have the rocks.
It all looks very pretty, Tod.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 30, 2016 20:30:51 GMT
Just beautiful, Tod. The boys must be in ecstasies.
This thread gave me wonderful nostalgia about a summer my family spent on the beach in Torremolinos in 1958. *sigh*
I'm completely fascinated by the pools and the rocks. They look like pictures of the earth taken from a plane or satellite. Do you think the rocks were laid down by a prehistoric lava flow?
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Post by tod2 on Mar 31, 2016 15:26:46 GMT
Bixa - I tried to Google the rocks on the coastline but came up with nothing. I did however take a guess at which type of rocks they might be and found this about BASALT ROCK.
I think the 'pitted' look is from wave action.
Basalt was the first rock formed by the earth that was light enough to "float" above the earth's crust, and consequently helped form continents.
70% of the earth's entire surface, including the oceans, rests on basalt crust.
Basalt is an Igneous rock, black to grey in colour that forms when volcanic magma cools near the earth's surface.
Thats all I know apart from more facts and figures that only leave me believing that the rocks on the beach are Basalt.
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Post by tod2 on Apr 18, 2016 14:11:02 GMT
We went down to do some more renovating on our beach apartment this weekend. Just one night away so left the dog to guard the house ( together with his 'electronic friends'). The weather was sunny and hot so the ocean looked a lovely blue. We stopped off for some lunch in Scottburgh, a small town with lots of caravan and camping accommodation. This restaurant called Beach Bar had an enormous Humpback Whale backbone on the counter. Being interested in fossils and rocks, bones and shells, I was fascinated. I had the catch of the day which was Dorado - "The Dorado is one of the most beautiful saltwater game fish in South African coastal waters and we are very fortunate to have a good population of Dorado. The Dorado is well known all over the world as great sport fish on light tackle and has many names world wide which are occasionally used in South Africa: Mahi Mahi, Dolphin, Dolphinfish and the Gold Mackerel. The Dorado is a strong fighting saltwater fish and once landed has beautiful colourations and markings... The Dorado is also affectionately called the Dorie (Dory) in Southern Africa." It is not to be confused with John Dory - totally different.        |
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Post by bjd on Apr 18, 2016 15:21:08 GMT
Is the water warm in the ocean there?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2016 15:47:59 GMT
OMG, the horror of a "beach bar" with a white suspended ceiling and flat screen TVs! A bit of bamboo and some palm fronds do not a beach bar make. It might be a great place otherwise but without the slightest clue of aesthetics.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 18, 2016 16:45:32 GMT
I dunno -- it looks open to the elements on one side, a crucial requirement for a beach bar, no? Dear Tod, Y'all will get a lot more renovating done if you stay out of bars. Affectionately, Bixa (  ) |
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Post by tod2 on Apr 18, 2016 16:56:28 GMT
Ha Ha! We got more done than anticipated thanks for asking Bixa! Two wines one beer...how wrong can you go.
Kerouac - there are five restaurants in a row - three owned by one owner. He has put The Beach Bar next to the other two - probably to get the young rif-raf away from their parents dining in style on the other side of the wall ( so to speak).
We enjoyed the open airy view of the sea in a casual relaxed setting. I definitely would not go there in holiday season !
Oh, and I forgot to say the whole bar area is surrounded in beach sand. So there is the contra-indication as long as you do not look up....most don't. Fake 'Johnny Depp- Sparrow/Long John Silver/ dummies don't make it anymore authentic but I bet the money spenders from the Johannesburg interior slurp it all up.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2016 17:30:22 GMT
So, if you youngsters were in the Beach Bar, I hope your parents didn't see what you were up to!  |
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Post by htmb on Apr 18, 2016 18:58:56 GMT
Often it's the tacky places that are the most fun, where you can relax and forget your worries.
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Post by questa on Apr 26, 2016 4:05:56 GMT
The rocks and sand look very much like the beaches in North Bali which were all the result of volcanic eruptions.
The last 'big one' was in 1966 when the island was cut in 2 by lava flows and many towns destroyed, even the capital of the south east region.
Your beach looks like the beaches formed after the lava met the sea, with some of the magnificent carvings done by steam.
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