Hermanus Lights

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Journaling:
Today was a very wet, cold day. It rained pretty heavily so we spent the day chilling on the couch and watching TV. My position on the couch was perfect for watching the waves and rain outside. it cleared up a bit late afternoon so we decided to go buy some much needed supplies. We also found a halaal Debonnairs, so decided that's what we'd have for supper.

We took these pics around 7pm and it was already pitch dark. The "Welcome to Hermanus" lights hang across the main road as you enter Hermanus and the shaped ones on the sides of the road (dolphins, whales, stars, octopus etc) along the beach front. They reminded me of the lights that go up in Town for Christmas and New Years.

We noticed how dark it is in Hermanus, particularly along the beach. The lights facing the sea have a "dome-shaped" that seems to limit light spreading widely. They are also well spread limiting light polution.. We speculated that it may be to prevent the sea animals from beaching or mistaking it for the moon. One road up however we saw many stores used fairy lights inside and outside their windows to draw attention to their stores. We think these darks nights would be great for star gazing, and may be what prodded them to put up such a prominent astronomy display at Gearings Point