It's blowing hard

It might be high summer with temps at 27C, but with it comes the Cape Doctor, or the southeasterly wind.

The Doctor is so-called because it blows the rain away, bringing only sun and...

The downside is that the Doctor blows from late October until some time in (or after) April and on a good day is a welcoming breeze. On others like today, it is like this; banging in at over 60km/h, whipping up salt spray and making anything, especially walking the dogs and braais (barbeques) a no-no.

In fact, you are well advised to stay home and drink wine until it passes. In 2006/2007, it blew non-stop for five months. Summer outside didn't happen and most Rooi Elsers (our village) were getting ready to move by the time it stopped.

One evening in October 2007, a neighbour's wind gauge hit 172km/h before it blew off his roof. In comparison, this one is just a little blow job and we all know that there's no such thing as a bad one ;-)