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Caledon Hot Springs With a Twist

Wednesday  Dear Elsie Today was Caledon Hot Springs with a Twist – the twist was the best thing about the day – YOU arrived with your Mama! It was so wonderful to see you. At first we woke up to … Continue reading

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Living Our Best Life

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we dropped Julian at the airport and then continued on to a quick 2 nights away. We stopped at Somerset Mall for breakfast.  While there, I did some work. I actually haven’t mentioned … Continue reading

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The Marvellous Overberg

Wednesday Today was the day… That began with the sound of a very old, loud rumbling train that chugged very slowly along a railway line below the resort. It was a large industrial train carrying something like coal. It sounded … Continue reading

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Hot Springs 2021

Tuesday Today was the day… We went on a road trip to the hot springs! We stopped at Grabouw to pick up Mike’s passport. It took an hour and a half.  While Mike was waiting in the queue, I walked … Continue reading

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Your Words Are Being Recorded

When we arrived at the hotel in Caledon yesterday, we were surprised to see this sign: It was in the reception area, so anyone checking in or out would have their conversations recorded as would the hotel staff. I can … Continue reading

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A Day at the Hot Springs

A good day. We slept late, had a leisurely breakfast and then walked into Caledon to do a couple of chores. One was to go to FNB. Here was our experience: Arrive at FNB, be greeted at the door by … Continue reading

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Road Trip

Yay. Today it was fun to wake up and know that we were going on a short road trip. The car is loaded. The cot for my first grandchild does not quite fit, so we have the sides of it … Continue reading

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Caledon Hot Springs

Mike and I have been coming here for years. We first came in in about 1998 or 1999 – we took a weekend break and visited Caledon hot springs on our own without the children. In those days there was … Continue reading

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High-heeled one

Around about 7am, Mike and I crawled out of bed and wandered up to the hot springs for an early morning soak. We tried out a number of pools including this one…it’s not where the other hot springs are, but … Continue reading

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Spur of the Moment Get-away

I nearly called this blog, “Mike & I Split” but I thought it was misleading! 🙂 Yesterday, we decided that maybe a few days at the Hot Springs was a good idea. With Mike being retired, we could do this … Continue reading

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