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Category Archives: Being a Tourist in Cape Town
Silvermine Waterfall in Full Flow
Sunday Dear Elsie Today is Father’s Day and it was your Oupa’s birthday so you had a happy day celebrating both events. Back in Fish Hoek, I did another two walks today. The first was to Harbour Bay. I walked … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek winter, Glencairn Beach, Silvermine walks, Silvermine Waterfall, Silvermine Waterfall Walk
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36 Years
Tuesday Today was the day…. We celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary! I took the day off and we headed for Constantia Nek again. This time we walked to the three reservoirs at the top of the mountain. There and back … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Reservoirs on Table Mountain, Table Mountain, Table Mountain dams, Wedding Anniversary
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Covering Table Mountain
Saturday Today was the day… We took a drive into the city centre and mooched around a few places. We started off by going to the Wild Sprout for breakfast which is a health restaurant in Constantia. This is where … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakwater, Company Gardens, Table Mountain, The Waterfront
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Walking the Other Side of the City
Saturday Today was the day…. We went walking on the other side of the city. Mike and I drove into Cape Town and parked at Radisson Blu Hotel. From there we walked to Arthur’s Rd Sea Point and back. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Green Point park, Mouille Point, Sea Point, Sea Point Lighthouse
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Move-in Date?
Sunday Today was the day… We decided upon, perhaps too enthusiastically, a move in date: Friday 16th October 2020 The house should be ready by then – at least the top two floors. We may be being too optimistic but … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cape Peninsula, Rocklands Farm, Smitswinkel Bay
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The Full Quarry Hike
Saturday Today was the day… Sue and I hiked to above the Glencairn Quarry. Mike and I had gone about half way one drizzly Sunday. Today I got to go the whole way. It was Sue’s 10th time and it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged A Hike Up Elsies Peak, False Bay, Quarry Hike, Sunrise photo
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Walk to Kalk Bay and Back
Monday Today was the day… We walked to Kalk Bay to have dinner. It was a little windy but the views were as usual, absolutely stunning… After dinner, Mike jovially suggested we walk back again, so we did. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek, Kalk Bay
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My Beautiful Cape Town
Saturday Today was the day… We went back to the tile stores in Paarden Eiland. A batch of our tiles had arrived and we took our sample out to check they were the right ones. They weren’t. It ended up … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, cape town, Hiking the Fish Hoek Mountains
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Quarry Hike
Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I walked along the ridge below Elsie’s Peak. I will call it the Quarry Hike, because had we carried on, we would have arrived above Glencairn Quarry. Perhaps next time we will go … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Elsie's Peak Hike, Fish Hoek, Quarry Hike, Shark Spotters Fish Hoek
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Summer in Winter
Friday Today was the day… That was gloriously sunny – was really summer in winter. I did a bit of work early and then Riana picked me up and we went to the beach to meet up with friends. At … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Cat Walk, Fish Hoek Beach
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Beautiful Day – Stormy Night
Sunday Today was the day… That was beautiful and calm to start but this evening there is already quite a wind that has blown up and a storm is expected to sweep over the Cape dumping quite a bit more … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cape Town storm, Cape Town winter, Corona in Cape Town, Covid-19, Fish Hoek, Kalk Bay
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Out & About on a Sunday
Sunday Today was the day… That began with a walk around the block. This was the first exercise since my operation and I have to admit, I was tired doing this minor not quite 3km walk. I went down to … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Jaw surgery recovery, Orthognathic Treatment, Paragliding Cape Town, Scarborough Cape Town
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Sunday Drive
Sunday If you can’t go out to socialise, you can go out for a drive, so that’s what we did. First we watched church on TV which was great. We had a relaxing morning and then around about lunchtime, we … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Autumn in Cape Town, Don't quit, Ostriches, Scarborough Cape Town
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A Remedy for Anxiety
Sunday Today has been a pleasant day. We went to 8am church and then did a quick shop before coming home for breakfast. Not long after, we got a call from Gareth who owns the plot behind us at Echo … Continue reading
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Tagged God's faithfulness, Kommetjie
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Visit to the Hugenot Monument
Sunday Today we decided to go to Franschoek. While I was there briefly not so long ago, Mike hasn’t been for years. We parked just after we entered the town and walked the length of the Main Rd ending at … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Franschoek, Hugenot Monument, Tourist in our own city
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