Tag Archives: Caledon hot springs

It Doesn’t Have a Head!

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Helga

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 →

Posted in Day to Day Blogs | Tagged , , | Comments Off on It Doesn’t Have a Head!

Hot Springs 2021

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Helga

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 →

Posted in Day to Day Blogs | Tagged , | Comments Off on Hot Springs 2021

Elsie Turns One!

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Helga

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 →

Posted in Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Elsie Turns One!

Making Memories

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Helga

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 →

Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Day to Day Blogs | Tagged , | Comments Off on Making Memories

Best Home Affairs I’ve Been To

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Helga

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 →

Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Day to Day Blogs | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Best Home Affairs I’ve Been To

Road Trip

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Helga

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 , | Comments Off on Road Trip

Home Again!

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Helga

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 →

Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Day to Day Blogs | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Dear Stressed Out Friend

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Helga

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 →

Posted in Day to Day Blogs | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Caledon Hot Springs

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Helga

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 →

Posted in Day to Day Blogs | Tagged , , | Leave a comment