Wednesday
Dear Elsie
One of the best things about the summer months is that the sun rises so early. By 7am, when we are not having a beach day, I put on my walking shoes and off I go. Some of roads on the mountainside are in bits and pieces and the most famous one is Ranger Rd.
Ranger Rd begins at Highway.
Where this sign is…
It arrives at Berg, so it’s necessary to turn right into Berg and then immediately left into the next very short section of Ranger. Just 10 houses long, this is a cul-de -sac…
It ends at a little path through to the next section – maybe the rocks had something to do with why they didn’t build this part of Ranger road.
Then there’s a long section that joins up with Pass Rd.
From there, the next part of Ranger Rd is up the hill…
I didn’t walk that way today, choosing instead to walk down to Kommetjie Rd. to take a pic of this sign. If you are ever visiting someone in Ranger Rd you need to know which part.
Poor delivery vehicles need super-navigation powers. Ranger Rd ultimately continues all the way to above the Sun Valley traffic lights, where it ends at the bottom of Harrington.
I walked back along Berg Rd. to Highway and back the way I came.
My 6km walk took just over an hour and mitigates against me sitting at my desk for the next 7 hours.
There’s been a black south-easter today – a strong wind accompanied by a spattering of rain and this afternoon, for a short while, some thunder. The rain was just enough to mess up the windows, leaving them streaked and dusty.
Mike has had a run of maintenance issues. First there was a plumbing rattle. Then suddenly today, the electricity went off. He thought one of the invertors had died, but turns out there was a minor issue in the Seaview Apartment which caused a trip. Late Monday afternoon, we had a massive load on our internet and it slowed everything down. We couldn’t figure out where it was coming from, so today (apart from the electricity), Mike has spent the day splitting the internet zones so each one can have its dedicated connection. This means that heavy use by a guest won’t impact me. And finally, I nipped out to buy milk late this afternoon and had to come home via a petrol station as one of Mike’s tyres was really flat. 0.7 bars. I had it pumped up to 2.3 and it got me home and looked okay an hour later. It’s probably a slow leak and will need to be sorted. It never rains, it pours! There’s always something but it’s not so lekker when they come in batches!
Psalm 118:29
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂