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Tag Archives: Elsie’s Peak Hike
A Walk Over The Mountain
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went stomping over the mountainside. We headed up ‘your’ peak. We walked from home, taking Contour Way to Mountain Rd and starting on the mountainside from there. I love walking on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsie's Peak Hike, Fish Hoek mountain, Fish Hoek Trains, Glencairn Beach, Hiking the Fish Hoek Mountains, 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
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Tagged Elsie's Peak Hike, Elsies Peak, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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Exercise With A Purpose
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day, I left home not long after 7am and drove the big car back to the garage. It was a chilly morning. I was eager to experience 10 degrees walking home, as that’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alesund weather, Cape Town winter, Elsie's Peak Hike, Exercise, Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek sunrise, Guinea fowl
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Remember the Flowers?
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that I woke up with a confused thought. Remember the flowers? Very pretty yellow flowers Mike got me for when I returned from Saint Helena Island? One of them was drooping slightly as … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Elsie's Peak Hike, False Bay, Fish Hoek views, flowers
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Elsie’s Peak Tower Blew Over
Thursday Today was the day… There was a massive storm last night with very high winds. We woke to the news that Elsie’s Peak Tower blew over…this is before, on a sunny day… On a walk a few months ago… … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Elsie's Peak Antenna, Elsie's Peak Hike, Gabion baskets
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Mother’s Day Hike up Elsie’s Peak
Sunday Today was the day… We hiked up Elsie’s Peak. What a treat. We walked from our house, taking 20 minutes to the start. We were up in just over an hour (including the 20 minutes) and down as my … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside, Mountain Hikes in Cape Town
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Quarry Hike
Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I walked along the ridge below Elsie’s Peak. I will call it the Quarry Hike, because had we carried on, we would have arrived above Glencairn Quarry. Perhaps next time we will go … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Elsie's Peak Hike, Fish Hoek, Quarry Hike, Shark Spotters Fish Hoek
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Seeing Echo from Elsie’s Peak Ridge
Monday Yesterday we climbed Elsie’s Peak. I haven’t been up there for ages – at least a few years. It was a beautiful day… While we did go to the top which was really windy, our main reason was to … Continue reading
Posted in Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos, Mountain Hikes in Cape Town
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Elsie's Peak Hike
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Mooching on the Mountain
In this instance to ‘mooch’ is to wander aimlessly. We weren’t quite aimless, but we did wander over the mountain above Highway and Echo Roads in Fish Hoek, looking to see if there was any chance a rough track could … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Elsie's Peak Hike, Hiking the Fish Hoek Mountains
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Free Entertainment.
I never tire of seeing the beauty of Cape Town. Coming from landlocked Zimbabwe at the end of 1982, I had only ever seen the sea twice. I landed in Cape Town and with eyes wide open, I took in … Continue reading
Early Morning Elsie’s Peak Hike
This morning I was up early and by 6ish Adrian, Stacey and I left to walk up Elsie’s Peak. The day dawned still and perfect and the view quickly became glorious… The surrounding vegetation has been burned from a fire just … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Elsie's Peak Hike, Family
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Elsie’s Peak Hike
2-54pm Yesterday afternoon we walked up Elsie’s Peak. The last time I did it was a year ago. We parked a little below the start of the path and Riana came with Julian and I. They set off up the … Continue reading
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Tagged Banting Chocolate Cake, Ellies Deli, Elsie's Peak Hike
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