Tuesday
Dear Elsie
Today we went to the beach. The wind began to die down and it was worth the walk down there and we had a nice dip. As soon as I got in I noticed something on the mountainside. The other day when I was up by the shark spotter’s hut, I stood on the road and looked down to where I swim. Today as I swam, I looked up. There is regularly the fisherman’s bakkie there and today, I saw the fish-spotter waving a big flag. When I saw that, I immediately looked towards the fishermen down by the little Fish Hoek lighthouse. Immediately, they sprang into the action. They had seen the signal & their boat was pushed into the waves and they started rowing. The man on the mountain carried on waving his flag until eventually he raised it up and stopped the waving. The fishermen stopped rowing and finished dropping their nets. Soon they returned to the beach and the team started pulling in the catch. It was so interesting to watch. I always feel a little safer when I swim and see the fish-spotter up on the mountainside. With a good pair of binoculars, fish (and sharks) would be easy to see. I feel I’m being watched over.
I worked for 9 hours. My eyes felt gritty at the end of it, so I went and sat on the downstairs terrace and waited for the guests to arrive. While I was there, I thought I’d take a photo from where yesterday’s one was taken from prior to the build. I put December 2017 and January 2023 next to each other. 
It’s still remarkable to me that we got the house up. As I walked up the stairs today and entered our level, I thought to myself ‘never in my wildest dreams would I ever have believed I’d live in such a house with such a view. Nope. Never.’ Even having lived here for more than 2 years, it’s still hard to believe that this is my daily view.
While I was down on the terrace, I had company. NDC – (Next Door Cat) Basil came to visit. Such a beauty.
And so friendly.
Time for me to head for bed.
A grateful day.
Psalm 17:6
I call on You, my God, for You will answer me; turn Your ear to me and hear my prayer.
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂