Wednesday
Dear Elsie
New Years Day and we began it with a swim. Mid afternoon, we took a hike over YOUR mountain. Onto Elsie’s Peak we went, walking from home, up Highway, up Contour & onto the mountain. Sweeping views, including Fish Hoek beach on New Year’s Day.
The hike was not going to be all the way up to the top of Elsie’s Peak, but we would go across the saddle and down to Glencairn. Last look at Fish Hoek…
And then over the mountain to the Simon’s Town side.
It’s an easy downhill to the dirt (reservoir) road…
Just before the tar is the official Elsie’s Peak sign.
Last time Mike and I did this hike, we didn’t go onto the tar road, choosing instead to walk along the back of the top houses. It was awkward and messy at times. No proper path and a lot of scrambling. Today we made sure to go onto the tar road.
However, the first thing we need to remember for next time is to turn right onto the road. We turned left and ended up at a dead end. We found a rough path between the houses and had to scramble up and down the same awkward spot we ended with on our first occasion 😏
We got back to Simon’s Town road. When we got to the mountainside at the end of Echo Rd (where the car accident was in December), Julian and I (stupidly) decided to climb the mountain up to Echo, while Mike and Gerrie (wisely) took the long (but quicker) route. Julian and I took our lives in our hands, scrambling up steep loose, sandy patches. Fortunately we both had sticks which helped. No falls, no sprained ankles, but Mike and Gerrie beat us home and we will remember for next time, NEVER to go that route again. It is too dangerous for us to be scrambling up steep mountainsides with no proper path and with recent sightings of a Cape cobra. It gave me so much more respect to the emergency services the night of the car accident. It looks much easier than it is.
Home safe and sound.
Gerrie braaied and it was delicious!
Grateful for a New Year. 2025 – the year to thrive! We hope so!
Today I started Genesis. There is a description of the creation of the sun and the moon. Then follows these 5 words.
Genesis 1:16
He also made the stars.
It’s almost as if the author (probably Moses) was reminded ‘don’t forget about the stars! Ah yes, ‘He also made the stars.’
200 billion trillion of them in the observable universe!
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂