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Tag Archives: Kommetjie
Back to Kommetjie
Saturday Dear Elsie, Today was the day we woke early and before 8, David and I took a drive to Kommetjie. We returned to where we had walked on 3rd April. David had been sick for 6 weeks. This was … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged David, Granny, Kommetjie, Long Covid
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Whale Watching That Wasn’t
Sunday Today was the day… After an interrupted night – there were party goers next door who found entertainment in screaming at the top of their voices. Why? I don’t know, but they tried it at about 8:30pm, 3am & … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Kommetjie, Kommetjie Lighthouse
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A Remedy for Anxiety
Sunday Today has been a pleasant day. We went to 8am church and then did a quick shop before coming home for breakfast. Not long after, we got a call from Gareth who owns the plot behind us at Echo … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged God's faithfulness, Kommetjie
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I Touched the Top of a Lighthouse!
Sunday Well it looked like I did. Mike and I took an afternoon walk to Kommetjie Lighthouse and we had some fun… Mike pushing it into the sea… Then I took a whole lot of photos of Kommetjie Lighthouse from … Continue reading
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Tagged Kommetjie, Kommetjie Lighthouse
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Walk to Kommetjie Lighthouse
We did this yesterday afternoon. I’ve done the walk many times, but it never loses its beauty. After the rain of the last few days everything was clean and fresh….this is the path leading the way… Round the bend you … Continue reading
Quick Mountain Walk – Spectacular Views
If you are wanting an easy mountain walk with a total time of 1 hour, I’ve got it for you. But first, just a reminder about walking on the mountains around Cape Town. Never walk alone. Take a jacket and … Continue reading