Derek’s flight over Franschhoek and Theewaterskloof Dam
Last Thursday I posted about Our visit to Franschhoek and surrounds. Some of you might already know that Derek flies a Microlight: so as today is International Civil Aviation Day I thought I would like to share with you a special video Derek made for you on my request. It is a video showing the vistas of Franschhoek valley, then the view flying over the pass and then onto Theewaterskloof dam. I so enjoyed our trip out to this area a while back especially as I know how much Derek enjoys flying there.
Here is the video Flight over Franschhoek pass and Theewaterskloof dam 4 Jan 2020.
Please let me know if you have any problems with viewing it. The music is track 3 and track 1 of Celtic Inspiration. The two people you see in the video are Derek and his brother.
Theewaterskloof Dam
We experienced a water crises here in Cape Town in 2015 which peaked in 2017 through to 2018. We had 6 levels of water restrictions and were waiting for Day Zero which would start level 7. Thankfully it didn’t come to that but it was quite a scare as there was so little water. Theewaterskloof Dam is one of the main dams for Cape Town. Here in the following photos 1 , 2 , and 3: you can see how little water there is in the dam in the first photo compared to the third photo. I can’t express what joy and gratefulness we experienced as a community when the rains came and the drought was finally broken.
Special thanks to Derek for making the video for this blog.
Have a great week, till next time.
Morag Noffke 
Morag the video and the song was awesome. Thank you so much for your wonderful post and yes thank God to give rain to your country.
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I am glad you enjoyed it. Yes absolutely, thanks be to God. 🙏🙏🙏👏
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You are welcome Morag and yes thanks to God for everything.
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Thank you Morag for this wonderful post! And thank Derek and his brother, for the amazing video! I know very little about SA but the video helps me feel the size of the country, vast, and productive! Also, the choice of music was very calming, I’m sure I would need it if I ever decided to fly on a microlight!
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It is a pleasure 😀I had to smile about your comment about the choice of music being calming… Maybe subconsciously that is why I chose it. I have not yet been up 😱. But my daughter asked why I didn’t choose South African music 🤔🤔 the thought had not occurred to me. The country is certainly vast and has different climate zones as well. We are in a mediterranean climate where as we have savanna land, semi desert to name others. I must admit I am not totally clued up on the climatology in the whole of South Africa.
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The music! Anything to do with your roots? 😊
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My father came from Scotland so I identify with Celtic music, although my father played more typical Scottish dance music…. my mother was of Dutch /norwegian descent so I don’t have personal roots to typically South African music although I do feel a nostalgia when I hear it. I would have first heard it in the streets. Some day I will post some South African music… Have you heard Jerusalema? That was written by a South African DJ. that has taken the world by storm. Very upbeat and jovial while still being spiritual.
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Thank You!
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Pleasure 😀💕
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Wow this was amazing, loved the view and the music was good too. Thank you so much Morag for sharing this beautiful journey 🙂
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My pleasure, I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching 🤗
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Love the music and singing. The scenery is gorgeous too!
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Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it.
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Derek has done a stunning job on capturing the beauty of the Franschhoek valley – I have never seen it like this before. And the music just put me in a relaxed mood for the rest of the day.
Thanks for a great post on our beautiful country!
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Thank you I will tell him. I am glad the music relaxed you. My daughter asked why I didn’t use South African music 😅. I hope he will make more expats and family from overseas said that they really found it wonderful to see.
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I think the music choice for this clip was great … but yes, maybe you can experiment next time with a Johnny Clegg song 😁.
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Yes I think that is a good choice 👍
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Wow, wonderful video. Much thanks!!
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Thank you, you are welcome. I had forgotten about this video. Nice to see it again. My husband had to sell his microlight when we moved to Scotland. I think he misses flying very much.
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Wow, surely disappointing for him. Are there prohibitions for his micro flight in Scotland? I was contemplating purchasing a drone for my upcoming road-trip so I could get aerial shots.
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Yes I think renovating our future home has taken first priority. It’s not prohibited in Scotland just unsafe and very risky as the weather changes quickly and Scotland is quite mountainous and not easy to land if needed. Cape Town has wind but it’s much more predictable. No wind earlier in the day (thats when Derek flew) building up to high winds later in the day. I think getting a drone for aerial shots is the way to go. I would love a drone. I worked on aerial photographs for mapping years ago. I think it is wonderful to see the world from up above.
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Ok then, it’s a drone for me then. And some video and photography classes. Chou Bella.
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I hope you have fun 👋👋
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