Mossel Bay Monday: Winter Sunrise


Just a short post to start the week. 
A beautiful sunrise over the Outeniqua Mountains on a Sunday morning in May.
Location: Mossel Bay, South Africa

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  1. Firefly the Travel Guy29 October, 2013 10:32

    Winter sunrise is much easier to photograph than a summer sunrise. I just can't get up early enough in summer.

    Did you go to the tourism fest at the Dias Museum Complex? I would loved to have been there

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