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Tag Archives: Caledon hot springs
A Fabulously Memorable Day – Longest Zip Line in the World
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was a fabulously memorable day. John celebrated his birthday and invited us to join him and Avril to a brand new exciting zip line just outside Caledon. We have passed the building many times and wondered … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Caledon hot springs, Houw Hoek Farm Village, K3 Zipline Caledon, Longest Zipline in the world
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Mike Shaved off His Moustache
Thursday Dear Elsie, Today was the day we had a lovely breakfast together at the Hot Springs. Then, we went outside so you could use up some energy before the drive home. We went past the beautiful pool, Where we … Continue reading
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Tagged Caledon hot springs, Family time, happy marriage, Moustache
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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
It Doesn’t Have a Head!
Wednesday Today was the day…. We woke up in Caledon and had a lovely morning between the hot springs, breakfast and rest! The internet has been pretty bad here, so I couldn’t work, but later in the evening, like now, … Continue reading
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Tagged Caledon hot springs, Canola fields, Swellendam
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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
Elsie Turns One!
Today we woke up at about 4-15am and by 4-45am we were on our way to Swellendam! We passed 63 cars on Baden Powell drive, got all the traffic lights through Somerset West green and were passing Paul Cluver wine … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Caledon hot springs, Elsie
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Making Memories
We definitely made memories today. The massive storm that swept over Cape Town arrived in Caledon. The hot springs are still hot in the rain and they are just as fun to experience in the rain as without it. So … Continue reading
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Tagged Caledon hot springs, Dassiesfontein
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Best Home Affairs I’ve Been To
It hung over my head – one of those horrible tasks that have to be done and the idea of doing it is painful both to think about. I needed to renew my passport. A trip to Home Affairs was … Continue reading
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Tagged Caledon Home affairs office hours, Caledon home affairs review, Caledon hot springs
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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
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Cape Town Drought, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Caledon, Caledon hot springs
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Home Again!
Today we arrived home just after lunchtime. All was well back at the house and David arrived about 5 minutes after we did. We had a surprise for him, because we had a surprise at the hot springs! First here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian and Stacey, Caledon hot springs, Sun Valley pond
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Dear Stressed Out Friend
If you are looking for a remedy for stress, I think I have just found it! It feels that we could have been away a week, yet it has only been 26 hours. We have stayed at the hotel, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Caledon hot springs, overcoming stress, Relaxation
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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