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Hiking Kalk Bay Mountain
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we did two walks. The first was to Scarborough where we went to pray. View from the rocks where we prayed. We had to cross the river to get to the rocks and … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Echo Valley, Hiking, Kalk Bay, Ou Kraal, Scarborough Cape Town, Walking Kalk Bay to Muizenberg
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I Tried to Catch a Train
Sunday Today was the day… I tried to catch a train. I have thought about and talked about this so often. The idea of catching a train from Sunny Cove station to Simon’s Town has been in my head for … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek to Simon's Town, Fish Hoek Trains, Scarborough Cape Town, Simons Town
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Wedding Time – 2pm
Monday Today is the day… …of our 35th Wedding anniversary. On the morning of our wedding – 9th August 1986 – Mike and I met for breakfast at the restaurant that used to be on the mezzanine level of Golden … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Scarborough Cape Town, Wedding Anniversary
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Going Back to Say Thank-You
Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I returned to Scarborough Beach. We were there in July last year, when Mike felt compelled to pray. He got this inkling that the challenges in getting our plans passed would now melt … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cape Town winter, Scarborough Cape Town, Weekend
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Out & About on a Sunday
Sunday Today was the day… That began with a walk around the block. This was the first exercise since my operation and I have to admit, I was tired doing this minor not quite 3km walk. I went down to … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Jaw surgery recovery, Orthognathic Treatment, Paragliding Cape Town, Scarborough Cape Town
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Sunday Drive
Sunday If you can’t go out to socialise, you can go out for a drive, so that’s what we did. First we watched church on TV which was great. We had a relaxing morning and then around about lunchtime, we … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Autumn in Cape Town, Don't quit, Ostriches, Scarborough Cape Town
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A Day for Us
Sunday Today was a day for Mike and I. We decided to go to beautiful Scarborough. I don’t know if we have walked on this beach together before. It was a majestic winters day in Cape Town. Just look at … Continue reading
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Tagged Scarborough Cape Town, Sun Valley pond
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