[imagesource: Esa Alexander/ Sunday Times]

The wind this past weekend wasn’t just cold and strong, it was borderline offensive.

While living in Cape Town during the summer months comes with a lot of perks, like close proximity to the ocean and the Winelands, it also comes with the type of wind that threatens to snap you up and carry you off to Oz.

I didn’t leave the house on Saturday, but a lot of brave Capetonians ventured out onto the city streets.

Among them, reports TimesLIVE, was photographer Esa Alexander, who captured the struggle:

ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

They don’t call it the ‘windy city’ for nothing:

Gale force winds on the Foreshore in Cape Town @TimesLIVE @CapeTown pic.twitter.com/9GsgKscLx2

— Esa Alexander (@ezaap) November 16, 2019

This video is worth a view just for the caption:

Security : you’ll need a fingerprint or ID to access our facility
Cape Town Wind : hold my beer😏 pic.twitter.com/RYxjuQzSfk

— pride 🚀 (@Pride_xo) November 16, 2019

The wind is winning:

No one seems to be a match for the Cape Town wind.. #TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/8h58iHVWlx

— Claudia Stagoff (@StagoffClaudia) November 16, 2019

We seem to have gone back to normal wind speeds for the time being, although you never know when you’re going to get blown away.

Hey, at least it’s officially summer.

[source:timeslive]