Summer time loving and loving summer time....PART 1

I guess the only way to begin this article is with an apology for sorely neglecting this creative space but I will also counter my apology with a justification that the huge delay is just a testament to how great and engrossing the Cape Town summer is.

Due to the huge volume of content I have experienced and my propensity to forget and blur memories I will do this article in the form of a flash sale of all the photos I have taken so far this summer. I will try say something about most of them but I cant make any promises so here we go...........

The MIG

Ok so it makes sense to start at Basecamp, The MIG, where all ascents and descents to and from the peak of fun begin and end. The MIG is an old but spacious four bedroom penthouse flat in Sea Point when block back from Beach road but the views, as seen above, are not too bad.

However the real magic of The Mig is not the flat itself but rather the crazy bunch of guys that inhabit it. It's a brotherhood of guys around 30ish that all live life with a passion in there own way, whether it be a dream job like running a diving tours up to Mozambique or going on amazing surf trips and other adventures to simply sleeping in the Kirstenbosch botanical gardens on a whim they inspire you to be yourself, be different and live life with volume cranked up way past what the speakers can handle. Although I am not one of the permanent residents of the flats due to the gracious generosity of the legitimate tenants I have been given a rotational status which has seen me become the proverbial guy on the couch and when on of the digs mates are away I get bumped up to a bed, either way it's just great to be part of the madness. In addition when not drinking tequila by the bottle the flat is a mecca for good health with organic, free range and grass fed foods bursting from every kitchen cupboard. It's gone so far that there is now a fully fledged herb and vegetable garden operating on the balcony.

The famous Sea Point prom

As an added benefit the flat is located next to a multitude of amenities. It's within spitting distance of the famous sea point promenade which in summer is filled with the hustle and bustle of joggers, cyclists, skate boarders and rollerbladers, it's definitely one of the best ways to wrap a day in Cape Town, or start a day for that matter. The next one is actually only 5 min around the corner being the famous beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay. Clifton being slightly more private and remote and Camps Bay offering easy access to all the restaurants and clubs that are only separated from the beach by Victoria road. An added benefit for myself is the outside gym along the promenade, if you have to work out it just feels so much more wholesome soaking up rays rather than sitting in an air-conditioned box.

Gym with a view

Then there are the plethora of restaurants scattered along sea point main road, all within a few minutes walking distance and almost immediate if you are too lazy to walk an opt to drive. There is also the last club of a night club known as Decodance only a couple of blocks away. The walk home is strategically broken by one of the best pizzas I  have had in a long time which happens to be open at 4am. Everything seems to come together perfectly at the Mig as if by divine intervention. It's a magical place.

So that covers the home base on the fun side of the mountain, far away from the leafy quiet southern suburbs that I retreat to in between the madness. Its the fun side that I leverage of to maximise the summer, which leads me to my next post, what the hell have I been doing that has seen me unable to find the time to sit down and talk shit for several weeks, I'll endeavour to explain myself in the next post....to be continued......