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Tag Archives: Flight Radar
Shadow Fun
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today I felt a little better so spent no time in bed and most of the day at my desk. I got 7 hours of work done. I also took a drive to the traffic department to … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Flight Radar, Ruth First Patrol vessel, Shadows, Simons Town
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A Lot To Be Grateful For
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that we woke up in the very early morning to hear lashing rain and high winds. Chairs were being blown over on the balconies and it turned out to be a storm of … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Adversity, Attitude of gratitude, Flight Radar, Friends, trials
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Tanks Overflowed
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day it poured with rain in the afternoon and the tanks started to overflow. The only thing was is the water was gushing down the mountain and over the gabion baskets and down some … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Flight Radar, Plane spotting, Water tanks
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After the Storm
Saturday Dear Elsie Last night there was a big storm! The wind was very strong and the rain came down in buckets. By morning, the wind had dropped, but one of our balcony chair cushions had disappeared. It was quite … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape of storms, Fish Hoek winter, Flight Radar, Moon
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Two Orcas Swam Past
Thursday Today was the day… Two orcas swam past. It was an amazing sight. One of the neighbours said there were two whales close to the shore. There was a patch of bright sunlight so one of them wasn’t so … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged David, Flight Radar, Killer whales, Orca whales
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Polly at the Beach
Thursday Today was the day… We didn’t go swimming but later in the day, we did walk to Fish Hoek to shop for dinner. Coming back, the cutest sight – Polly at the Beach. Go on, you can write a … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged False Bay, Flight Radar, Parrots, Sunny Cove
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