I’m not an ambulance chaser and neither do I chase police cars and fire-brigades although I’m very much aware that this would enable me to make sensational disaster action pictures. I just waited this time for a week after a devastating fire destroyed 20,000 hectare natural fynbos between Hermanus and our village (Stanford) in the Western Cape, South Africa. This morning I drove to and from Hermanus and took some pictures.
It’s black and bleak.
Herman van Bon Photography 
The totality of the destruction is hard to imagine – yet some houses and stands of vegetation managed to survive. amazing.
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The local fire-brigade (merely volunteers) did an awesome horrendous job several days and nights in a row. Local people were supplying them with food and drinks. These people are real heroes!!!
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Hi Yvonne, Just a correction. Horrendous means terrible. I am sure you mean they did a tremendous job – which means really great!
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Thank you so much Laina. Slip of the pen (uh… keyboard). Change it right away!
Herman
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Devastating!
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Sad to see, but fortunately fynbos recovers fast.
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Glad you like “In search of unusual destinations”. And this post is very good, despite the terrible destruction it records. Good luck with everything in 2013: I can tell you’ll be taking some excellent photos. Phil.
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