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Tag Archives: Fish Hoek winter
Dinner for Two
Wednesday Today was the day… The crazy warm weather continued. We didn’t get to swim. I had work, so we got on with it and did some walking later on in the day. Washing dried in no time. One of … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape Town weather, Fish Hoek sunset, Fish Hoek winter, Summer in winter
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Only 4 Hours of Work Today
Thursday Today was the day… I only worked for 4 hours, so that was a good day. Also a cold front blew in. Wind guru was pretty accurate. They said it would blow up a storm until this afternoon and … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cape Town rain, Courage, Fish Hoek winter
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Winter Doesn’t Get Better Than This ⛵
Saturday Today was the day…. …that was another super winter’s day. There were clouds, but they were accompanied by a vast expanse of blue sky. My morning beach photo bears testimony to enviable weather… When we arrived on the cat … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Christianity, Fish Hoek winter, Summer in winter
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A Storm Came Through
Thursday Today was the day… A storm came through. Look at some of those wind speeds. Mud slides on De Waal drive in Cape Town (photo Cred: Cape Town Weather) With the strong winds and heavy rain, Mike and I … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape of storms, Cape Town rain, Fish Hoek winter
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Helga Working at Her Computer
Tuesday Today was the day… It rained and rained and rained. This is winter in Cape Town. We have had such a dry winter thus far and it seems to be ‘catch up’ time. Mike and I did manage to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town winter, Fish Hoek winter, Rain in Cape Town
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Spotted!
Friday Today was the day… We were spotted at the beach. I won’t say stalked! We can never take photos of ourselves at the beach, so what fun to open my cell phone on our return home this morning to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Fish Hoek winter, Swimming in the sea
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Swimming Thro’ Winter
Wednesday Today was the day… It rained on and off. At 7:30am, it poured down. Mike pulled the duvet up and snuggled down a little deeper. At 7:45am, I said, “The rain has stopped. Are we going to go to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek winter, Jane Austen, Persuasion
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Swimming in the Rain
Tuesday Today was the day… It rained and we swam in it. The rain was due to come overnight, but by this morning, the balcony and balustrade were dry. As we hadn’t gone to the beach yesterday, we really were … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape Town rain, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek winter
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