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Tag Archives: Elsies Peak
Burnt House Rebuilt
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we had a lovely morning walk, which included a gander up the start of your peak! This is from the path on the way up… And then looking the other way, the new … Continue reading
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Tagged Echo Rd fire, Elsies Peak, Fish Hoek
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My New Green Card
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day that I got a new Green Card. It gets me 12 entries into a number of local national parks, like Cape Point, which is by far the most expensive. That makes the R190 … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsies Peak, My Green Card, Walking
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Mountain Walk
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went for a mountain walk. It wasn’t very high or long but it was round the lower area of your peak! We walked from home and eventually went up Contour Rd to … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Elsie's Peak Hike, Elsies Peak, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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Rugby World Cup Final 2023
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we woke early, went for a lovely walk with you, had flapjacks for breakfast and by 8am, we said goodbye and headed home. We had such a lovely time and will be back. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Elsies Peak, Fish Hoek mountain, Ravine Steps Fish Hoek, Rugby World Cup 2023
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Satisfying Saturday
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day you went to Nora’s 5th birthday party! We exchanged voice notes in the morning. One of the things that has crossed my mind over the last day is your impression of my daily … Continue reading
I Caught Ruby!
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day I went for an early morning walk and I caught Ruby! I don’t have any pictures, but Ruby was a very naughty little fluffy Maltese poodle who escaped from her house when her … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Elsies Peak, Fish Hoek sunrise, Ravine Steps Fish Hoek
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Early Morning Walk
Wednesday Dear Elsie, Today I went for an early morning walk. It was great! I walked to the end of the road, then down Highway to Hillside and up Daisy Lane. The view from there is amazing… Daisy lane is … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Elsies Peak, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek mountain
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Elsie at Elsies Peak
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day you learned that there is a massive mountain behind our house that has the same name as you. You were fascinated. I took you out the back to see it… Then I took … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Easter, Elsie, Elsies Peak, Fish Hoek Beach
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My Island
Thursday Today was the day… There were black clouds and they loomed menacingly in the distance. We snuggled down a little deeper and didn’t go for our early morning exercise. Actually, I had woken early and did some work from … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Elsies Peak, Whales in False Bay
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Dawn Through the Lounge Doors
Sunday Today was the day… That was breathless from the start. I woke before sunrise, which is not hard to do these days as it’s rising after 7am. The stillness of the morning was immediately noticeable. We got up to … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Elsies Peak, Fish Hoek sunrise
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Daily Routine
Tuesday Today was the day… We saw our regular daily routine unfold. We usually wake up around 6am and have coffee first. Most times Mike makes it, but a few times a week, I’ll do the cappuccino run. I do … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsies Peak, Fire break
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The Mountain Plot
Sunday Today was the day… We got up early and walked to the beach. On getting home we had coffee and rested. I shopped, cooked and David came for lunch. In the late afternoon we went up the mountain behind … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsies Peak, False Bay
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Elsie’s Peak vss Tallest Building in the World
Sunday Today was the day… We went for a wonderful early morning beach walk, all along Fish Hoek beach to the Silvermine river… Turning back is the spectacle of Fish Hoek mountain with Elsie’s Peak. It began a conversation about … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Burj Khalifa, Elsies Peak, Silvermine River
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It All Comes Down To This
Wednesday So here we are on the 11th November 2020. After a year of building, we are in the house and have been for more than 3 weeks. Our old house is 3/4 empty. Having started from virgin land, we … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Elsies Peak, Scaffolding
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I Drove Over Ou Kaapse Weg Today
It’s a road that I have driven over hundreds of times. Usually, it’s a means of getting from the ‘deep South’ to the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. It’s the mountain pass that is often referred to as OTM (Over … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsies Peak, Ou Kaapse Weg
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