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Tag Archives: Seals at Fish Hoek
How Many Does it Take to Catch a Seal?
Tuesday Dear Elsie Yesterday, it was a penguin; today it was a seal! The Fish Hoek seals have been worrying the locals because over the last year or two, they have occasionally taken to attacking people. An innocent swimmer was … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Claw'd and Raiku, Cricket World Cup 2023, Seals at Fish Hoek
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Formwork and Foundations
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day formwork & foundations happened. To get to this point, Mike needed to make up a tripod for his theodolite. He so enjoyed getting the formwork straight and not having to use a level. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Foundations, Seals at Fish Hoek
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Amazing Fish Hoek Through Aly’s Lens
Saturday Today was the day… Of Heritage Day in South Africa. The day was calm with a sunny start. Lots of things happened at the beach and in the sea & they were perfectly captured by Aly Ison, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Aly Ison Photos, False bay yachts, Heritage Day, Orange plane, Seals at Fish Hoek, Southern Right Whales, Surf-skiers
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Kalk Bay Boats
Saturday Today was the day… We went to the beach as well as Kalk Bay. The sea today was far more hospitable than yesterday. I swam for 40 minutes and then, not being able to feel my feet, decided it … Continue reading
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Tagged Kalk Bay, Kalk Bay Boats, Kalk Bay Harbour, Seals at Fish Hoek, Seals at Kalk Bay
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Race to the Top of the Hill
Saturday Today was the day… We slept late and then walked to Fish Hoek for some groceries. We got caught in the rain going down, so we took refuge at Sunny Cove station while the shower passed… We only left … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town winter, Seals at Fish Hoek
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Seals and Seagulls
Tuesday Today was the day… Mike and I went to the beach. The water is getting a little colder so we are going a little later. I’ve been wanting to make a note of a couple of the things I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Seals at Fish Hoek
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