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Category Archives: Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Amazing Fish Hoek Through Aly’s Lens
Saturday Today was the day… Of Heritage Day in South Africa. The day was calm with a sunny start. Lots of things happened at the beach and in the sea & they were perfectly captured by Aly Ison, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Aly Ison Photos, False bay yachts, Heritage Day, Orange plane, Seals at Fish Hoek, Southern Right Whales, Surf-skiers
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Guests from the Cottage Up
Friday Today was the day… That I knew was going to be busy. No swimming. I got straight to work and when Alan checked out of the Seaview Apartment, Mike and I went down to clean the unit. We also … Continue reading
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Tagged Daisy lane, Fish Hoek, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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Sugar Sandwiches
Thursday Today was the day… That was cold. I went out on the balcony early in the morning and returned with the message that we would definitely NOT be going to the beach. It was way too cold. But an … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Rainbow, Sugar sandwiches
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We Moved a Couch Out
Tuesday Today was the day… We moved a couch out. We have 3 x 2-seater leather couches. It is our plan to get a new couch that matches the beach house vibe we have always wanted. The dark leather doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged David's travels, Elsie, Queen Elizabeth II
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Queen’s Funeral
Monday Today was the day… Of the Queen’s funeral. Everyone knows about it today, but one day in the future, some will say, ‘when was the Queen’s funeral?’ and they will happen upon this blog and get the answer. I … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged England, Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen's funeral, When was the Queen's funeral
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23 Months
Friday Today was the day… We’ve been in the house for 23 months. Next month it’s 2 years. I haven’t always remembered the monthly anniversaries of us moving here, but today I’ve been aware of it. This is because this … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartment living, home maintenance, spring
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David’s Mammoth Cycle Tour
Thursday Today was the day… We got more photos from David. He gave us an extensive catch up yesterday and I saved all the photos, but then the whale grabbed my attention & with that being the most exciting sighting … Continue reading
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Tagged Cycling in South Korea, David's travels, South Korea
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Best Whale Sighting Yet
Wednesday Today was the day… We saw an absolute enormous Mama whale and her calf swim past. Normally, these whales don’t hang about. They are on their way somewhere and the come up for air and then go down to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Southern Right Whales, Sunny Cove, Whales in False Bay
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Laundry Roof
Tuesday Today was the day… We swam. It looked like it would be quite a calm day, so we went down at 8am and got home at about 9:15am. It was lovely. The wind has picked up now, but tomorrow … Continue reading
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Tagged David's travels, Laundry
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Amazing What You Can Do With Rocks
Monday Today was the day… Ruth came to clean the cottage. It was a reasonably good working day with about 6 hours done. Mike and I walked to Fish Hoek in the morning as my regular Monday meeting was moved … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Load shedding
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Perfect Day for Hiking
Saturday Today was the day… ….that was windless and overcast – it was a perfect day for hiking. Our choice was Kalk Bay. We decided to walk the contour path from Kalk Bay to Clovelly and back over the Saddle … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Hiking in Kalk Bay, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Clovelly to Kalk Bay over the saddle, Hiking, Kalk Bay
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The Sun Rose This Morning
Friday Today was the day… …after the Queen died. I’ve heard people say no matter what trouble comes, the sun will rise in the morning. And it did. Mike and I went to the beach for a swim. Life just … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnold, Fish Hoek, Queen Elizabeth II
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The Queen Has Died
Thursday Today was the day… …that began with a video call with David who was about 25km into a 40km or so day of cycling in Seoul. He stopped for lunch and a chat. It was a good catch up. … Continue reading
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Tagged Queen Elizabeth II
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David’s First Cycle
Wednesday Today was the day… We heard from David who did his first Cycle in South Korea. He said everything went fine and he got three stamps in his bike passport. Tomorrow, he cycles away from his Airbnb and onward … Continue reading
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Tagged David's travels, Table Mountain rescue
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David Arrives in Seoul
Monday Today was the day… David arrived in Seoul. There’s not much more to say except he did. I haven’t heard from him since he walked through the airport admiring what he described as ‘astonishing’ infrastructure. Very empty and very … Continue reading
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Tagged David's travels, Echo Cottage
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