Fires engulf the Cape peninsula

Fynbos burns in regular cycles, but when that happens behind your house it can be both spectacular and worrying. Fires started on the night of 28 February somewhere up Muizenberg valley. They spread rapidly over the mountain and eventually spread all the way to Constantia. 

Seen above are views from Lakeside as fires spread all the way over Constantiaberg

Prof James Vonesh has won a Fulbright Fellowship to spend time in the MeaseyLab at the Centre for Invasion Biology in Stellenbosch University. We're all looking forward to working with James, and many more parties, teas and days of work at the department.