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Tag Archives: Fish Hoek
Something Different
This morning Mike and I woke up quite early, so we decided to get some exercise at the Beach. We haven’t done this for years. We went to Fish Hoek Beach, parked the car and headed towards Glencairn along the … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek, Harbour Bay
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Spring Has Sprung
Spring has definitely spring in Cape Town. In fact it resembles summer. The south-easterly wind blew, the beautiful white waves were crashing on Fish Hoek’s beach, delivering great swathes of seaweed and millions of bluebottles. The beach was alive with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluebottles, Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek Beach, Spring in Cape Town
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Year Anniversary of 2017’s 4th Crime Day
Today, a year ago, our two thieves broke a hole in our back wall. They were so determined to get to Mike’s study. Because we knew they were coming, we had moved everything of value out, but they were still … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town water restrictions, Crime, Fish Hoek
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Berg Winds
Today was hot. We are mid-winter, dry and desperate for rain. The dam levels have done well with the rain that fell a week ago, but since, we have had sunshine and plenty of it. Today the berg winds blew… … Continue reading
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Tagged Berg winds, British Open, cape town, Fish Hoek
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Beautiful Winter’s Day in Fish Hoek
It most certainly has been a most beautiful winter’s day in Fish Hoek. This evening Julian and I walked to Kalk Bay. It’s such a lovely walk from down the cat walk, along the beach and then along the Main … Continue reading
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Tagged cape town, Fish Hoek, Kalk Bay
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An Active Day
I am in bed (at 8-13pm). My feet are thanking me. They are so happy the weight is off them. We started the day meeting Julian and David for breakfast at the Stag. After getting home around 10am, I packed … Continue reading
Three Days Before Christmas
Friday! The days have just merged and some days I’m not sure what day it is. With work very slow now, it doesn’t matter what day it is! This morning I did almost an hour of work before we met … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds on the balcony, Cat Walk, Christmas, Fish Hoek, Sunny Cove
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The Carpet
So the plan was possibly to ditch the carpet before Christmas but not wanting to rush it, the carpet lives to enjoy a little more wear. Overall, photographed, it doesn’t look so bad… But get close up and the flaws are … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek Galley, Kandahar carpet, Mike
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Birthday # 53
Yay! I’m 53 today! Over the last number of years, I’ve made a note of where I have been and what I have done on my birthday. It’s pretty easy to do seeing as I have been blogging for a … Continue reading
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Chalk & Cheese at the White Oak
Today, for breakfast, we went to meet Julian at the Stag, but there were no tables available, so we went across the road to Chalk & Cheese. It’s in a little shop called the White Oak. It’s a lovely little … Continue reading
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Five Minute Date
This morning I had a five minute date with Mike! We had decided to go to the Fish Hoek Methodist Church 8-30 service and I planned on walking. Looking at the threatening rain clouds, I set off with a warm … Continue reading
A Great Little Piece of History
The other day when Julian and I stopped by a show house in Fish Hoek, I got into a brief conversation with the estate agent. I told them we had bought a house together (my brother and Mike & I) … Continue reading
If We Look For The Joy, We Will Find It
What if I get a day that is so ordinary and non descript that I cannot write on it or about it? That’s sort of how I feel about today as I try to dig deep for inspiration. I am juggling … Continue reading
Christmas 2016
A very merry Christmas to you! Today is a spectacular day in Cape Town. Mike & I rose early and went down to the beach. It was perfect… There was a seal who enjoyed the sunshine and bent over backwards … Continue reading
Walking the Ridge To The Beacon
The other day Melanie said she had walked along the Fish Hoek ridge to the beacon and back. I had never heard of it. She explained where it was and on Saturday Julian and I tried it out. Mike dropped … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Elsies Peak, Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek hikes
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