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Tag Archives: Dolphins in False Bay
Dolphins & Croissants
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we woke up to see a big pod of dolphins having a feeding frenzy in the bay. They were so fun to watch. They were going round and round in circles, possibly rounding … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Croissants, Dolphins in False Bay, Fish Hoek Beach
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Sizzling Winter’s Day
Tuesday How’s it possible that today could have been a sizzling winter’s day. It feels like it was the hottest day of the year. At least we see cooler days ahead. I don’t know if the hot weather had anything … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape Town's Heat Wave, Dolphins in False Bay, Summer in winter
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Summer!
Saturday Today was the day… Summer gave us a peek preview! There was a little wind when we woke up but it didn’t stop us going down to the beach. I went in my regular swimming costume, leaving my springsuit … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Dolphins in False Bay, Whale watching boat
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5am Coffee
Monday Today was the day… We woke up super early and Mike made me coffee at 5am. It wasn’t for any particular reason. We just happened to wake up early. We drank it and then Mike went back to sleep … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Dolphins in False Bay, Fish Hoek Beach
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Prickly Kelp
Thursday Today was the day… I discovered prickly kelp. Most of the time when I’m swimming through the kelp it’s smooth and flat, but today as I swam, I found myself brushing against some prickly kelp. It had me googling … Continue reading
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Tagged Dolphins in False Bay
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More Dolphins in the Bay
Wednesday Today was the day… I worked 11 hours! I have caught up with a lot of work and feel more on top of things which is great with the weekend coming. It was ideal swimming conditions down at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dolphins, Dolphins in False Bay, Full moon
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Two Years Ago, One Year Ago & Today
Tuesday Today was the day… Google reminded me of what was happening on this day last year and the year before. On this day in 2019, our plot looked like this…piling for the foundations was underway. A year ago, this … Continue reading
Posted in Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Dolphins, Dolphins in False Bay, Fish Hoek sunrise, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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