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Tag Archives: Red Tide
Electricity Fixed
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day the electricity got fixed. In fact, last night, after 8pm, I got a call to say the electricity department was downstairs to fix the problem. When they found out where the problem was … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape of storms, Cape Town weather, Red Tide
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Red Tide
Monday Today was the day…. That made me think summer had arrived, full on. It was sunny and warm and by 7:11am, Mike and I were walking to the beach. I only swam for 25 minutes. I’ve got a little … Continue reading
Travelling Lunch
Sunday Today was the day… We woke up above the clouds. The mist rolled in but was lower than our house. We had cloud below and blue sky above. By the time we walked down to the beach, the mist … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapman's Peak, Constantia Nek, Living in Fish Hoek, Red Tide
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Fire and Red Tide
Monday Today was the day… …that was another summer’s day in autumn. The sunrise was spectacular, with False Bay looking like a lake it was so still. Breathless and breathtaking. But with the rising sun came a convoy of fire … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsie, Fire, Fish Hoek sunrise, Orca whales, Red Tide
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February Weather in September
Sunday That’s exactly what it’s been. Hot days in the first month of spring. Last night David messaged to say that after the red tide, there was bioluminescence in the sea at Fish Hoek. Having never seen it first hand, … Continue reading
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Tagged Berg winds, bioluminescence, Red Tide
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