Tag Archives: Fish Hoek Beach

Hadedas at Sunrise

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we saw large noisy hadedas at sunrise. They are the noisiest birds in Africa! It was a glorious morning, so we threw open our bedroom balcony doors. Raiku immediately was drawn to them. … Continue reading →

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A Snapshot of Friday

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day that began with no wind and no rain. A beautiful day. David came up for breakfast and when he left, we went to the beach! It was wonderful to swim again. The water … Continue reading →

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Taxi Violence

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie, Today we woke up to a mass of cloud coming in. Our morning sunrise usually is this… This morning it looked like this… The massive bank of cloud soon dispersed with the rising sun. At lunchtime, Mike … Continue reading →

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Busy Day Around the House

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that was quite busy around the house. David moved down to the Little Lookout and Ruth cleaned Julian’s apartment. Mike oversaw the making of the form work and also made tiles. I worked … Continue reading →

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Fish Hoek Dune Rehabilitation

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today it has been overcast and chilly. Late yesterday afternoon, we took a walk to Fish Hoek to see the dune rehabilitation. We could see they had been working on the dunes but now there is more … Continue reading →

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Early Morning Walk

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Helga

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 →

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Now That Was a Nice Day

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day I got to speak to you! We haven’t chatted for a while and it was great to catch up and to hear what is happening in your life. So much going on. I … Continue reading →

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Elsie at Elsies Peak

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Helga

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 →

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A Tiny Bit More Energy

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie If yesterday was a better day, today we saw the tiniest iota of progress with David. Tiny to be sure. When he came up this morning, he said, not too loudly, that he felt he had a … Continue reading →

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Waves in a Hurry

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day we managed to get to the beach. The sun rose and as it did, the wind dropped. It was difficult not to want to go to the beach. The light breeze forecast cold … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the World, Elizabeth!

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the exciting day your cousin was born! Now, on my side of the family, you have two cousins – Ella and now Elizabeth. The three Es!  Elizabeth Heila was born just after midnight and weighed … Continue reading →

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Fish Hoek Sandcastle Building Day

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day there was a sand-castle building competition at Fish Hoek Beach. Ah if you and I had been there together, Els, we would have had a bucket of fun. It was also wonderful speaking … Continue reading →

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Mike Had Covid

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Unexpected news today – Granpa had Covid! Last Thursday when we went to our final visit of the Sisonki trial, they did a Covid test on us both and Mike’s test was positive. That was last Thursday … Continue reading →

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The Boat in the Bay

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we got to go to the beach! While we walked down there we noticed a boat heading towards it. It was dark grey and I thought it was a navy boat doing an … Continue reading →

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Dolphins & Croissants

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Helga

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 →

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