Mykonos Escape

Kraalbaai, in the West Coast National Park, is a secluded bay in the Langebaan Lagoon, a place with a distinctly Mediterranean atmosphere, and my absolute favourite local place to visit. The bay houses a handfull of private boats, one of which is the Aquila, a low and sleek 42 feet Trimaran. We hid away for a weekend on the Aquila with its crew.


On every previous visit I would straddle the long quay, wishing to be on one of those boats...

The adventurous Lesme having the time of her life.

The quiet bay attracts only a handful of sunbathers per day.

The Aquila is the one right in the middle.

Late afternoon; the water suddenly turns choppy as a cold front moves in.

Onboard the Aquila with Paul, one of the crew of two.

In no time it was very wet and very cold.

And we could not exactly light a fire, could we?


Lots of hair and dark glasses betrays the mood.
To check out the famous preekstoel (pulpit). A fossil human footprint was uncovered here.

The next morning we woke up to the typically serene world we came here for.

By the way, this is the Aquila. Looks like she has a few tales to share...


Our wealthy neighbours.

Down the path to serenity.Is the Captain is jubilant to see us leave his boat?

A noisy water-skier arrived; desturbing the peace.

Lake Contemplation.
I want to capture the serenity in a bottle and bring it home with me.


One last glance back at the Aquila.