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Category Archives: Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
5 Boats & Venus
Friday Today was the day… That began with 5 boats and Venus. It is a blessing that both Mike and I are comfortable sleeping with our bedroom blinds up. We have been in this house for 20 months and not … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunrise, Kalk Bay Boats
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David Came Home
Wednesday Today was the day… David came home. He is home for 3 weeks before flying off to see the world. That will be another adventure. Today, it rained a few times in the morning, but there was also a … Continue reading
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Waiting for the Storm
Sunday Today was the day… The last sunrise before a few days of rain… We have not had much rain this autumn/early winter so the coming rain is significant for us. It’s an event. We went on an 8km walk. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside, Mountain Hikes in Cape Town
Tagged Kalk Bay, Mountain walks around Cape Town, St James Beach, Walking Kalk Bay to Muizenberg
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Visit to Melkbosstrand
Saturday Today was the day… We went to visit PJ and Nadine in Melkbosstrand. I forgot to take a photo of them, but here’s one from a while ago… They haven’t changed! But they have bought a house just a … Continue reading
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Tagged Melkbosstrand, Table Mountain
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Changing Things Round
Thursday Today was the day… We changed things around. Mike stayed home. I headed for the beach, but not for a swim. Mike was going to have a busy day doing stuff, so he rested and I went for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, Winter in Cape Town
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Sizzling Winter’s Day
Tuesday How’s it possible that today could have been a sizzling winter’s day. It feels like it was the hottest day of the year. At least we see cooler days ahead. I don’t know if the hot weather had anything … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town's Heat Wave, Dolphins in False Bay, Summer in winter
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Back of the House Update
Monday Today was the day… That was a balmy, balmy day. Even now, there is not a breath of wind. Dinner was on the balcony and the candle stayed alight for the duration. We walked up the road, where the … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Cape Town winter, Summer in winter
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When Guests Leave the Apartment…
Sunday Today was the day… That was pretty chilled. We had a relaxed morning which included a latish visit to the beach. The water was about 14C and I swam for 34 minutes. It was more bobbing up and down … Continue reading
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Tagged Airbnbing, Building a house on a mountainside
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4 Hour Hike
Saturday Today was the day…. Mike and I walked up to the Constantiaberg mast via Elephant’s Eye. It took us 4 hours and was a round trip of just about 9.5km. I can see the mast from my rocking chair … Continue reading
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Tagged Constantiaberg, Elephant's Eye, Hiking
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Joys of Nature
Friday Today was the day…. I was up early and got to witness one of the most amazing pre-dawn displays of the sun. The sun is only rising at 7:45am. This photo was taken an hour earlier. No filter. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Cats, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, The Seaview Apartment
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Bringing out the Royal in Me!
Thursday Today’s the day… All of England starts a 4 day holiday in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. She is remarkable. Mike was 1 when she became Queen. She has met so many heads of … Continue reading
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Tagged Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II
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Builder at the Back
Wednesday Today was the day… That dawned cool and overcast. It was windless, so swimming would have been easy but sitting on the bench afterwards would have been cold. There was no sun peeking out from behind winter clouds. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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Feeling the Cold
Tuesday Today was the day… I began to feel the cold. It was a beautiful sunny day so when we got back from the beach, I dressed in shorts and a t-shirt. Our home is well insulated so is usually … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek low tide
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Busy Day for Mike
Monday Today was the day… That was a busy one for Mike. He started by working with Courage to plot out the house that will go behind us one day. We won’t have too much to do with the building … Continue reading
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Tagged Kalk Bay Harbour, Solar, Train tracks
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38mm Rain Overnight
Sunday Today was the day… after it rained heavily overnight. Last night, we went to finally see the Downton Abbey move – A New Era. Definitely worth it – I really enjoyed it. We’ve been talking about going to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Boyes Drive, Navy Sekhukhune, Winter in Cape Town
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