Moishe House in the eye of the storm

So this is actually my first contribution to the Moishe Blog. My name is Dylan and i'm the resident in the room under the stairs in the Cape Town House. So far life in the house has been pretty exciting, with our regular official events, not to mention the new hoarde of regulars who have decided that the lounge area outside my room is the ideal place to pass time and chill throughout the day.

And while it's usually myself, Gab, Rossy and Dodo that are facilitating the spectacles for all to see and enjoy here at MHCT, a few days ago nature decided to give us a well-deserved break and make our home the vantage point to what over the past few years in Cape Town has become a semi-regular occurence: Fires on Table Mountain.

Although the cause of it has not yet been established, the fire was one of the biggest and most destructive of recent times in Cape Town, having started on the back slopes of Devils Peak by the University of Cape Town, and spread across towards the city bowl and the lower left side of Table Mountain, not 300 meters away from Moishe's spot.

So while everyone was relaxing on an otherwise uneventful night, someone happened to look out the window and commented on the smoke in the air. We all went outside to find the skies red, and massive flames licking the air up on the mountain. We spent a lot of the night perched on the roof watching the fire nervously, especially since there were people at the top of our road that were forced to evacuate.

Luckily though, there was no damage to property, and most of the indigenous plants and wildlife escaped harm.

The Picture attached was taken from the roof.

Best wishes, Dylan