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Tag Archives: Silvermine walks
Doing Special Things
Sunday Dear Elsie Today I thought about how I’ve been doing special things each month because it’s my 60th year, but today I had a change of mind. I’m going to start doing special things just to enjoy life, not … Continue reading
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Tagged Fynbos at Silvermine, Silvermine Nature Reserve, Silvermine reservoir, Silvermine walks
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Silvermine Waterfall in Full Flow
Sunday Dear Elsie Today is Father’s Day and it was your Oupa’s birthday so you had a happy day celebrating both events. Back in Fish Hoek, I did another two walks today. The first was to Harbour Bay. I walked … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside, Mountain Hikes in Cape Town
Tagged Fish Hoek winter, Glencairn Beach, Silvermine walks, Silvermine Waterfall, Silvermine Waterfall Walk
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Difference Between Men and Women
Saturday Today I laughed at the difference between men and women. Mike, David, Julian and I had breakfast and when we were leaving I looked down the car park at his view… “Oh, I’d love one of those!” I said … Continue reading
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Tagged Silvermine, Silvermine Nature Reserve, Silvermine walks
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The INCREDIBLE Beauty of Cape Town
When I was 18 and moved to Cape Town, one of my early wake-up noises outside Somerset Hospital nurses’ home was that of a helicopter. In the early 1980s, cargo ships saved money by not coming into port, choosing rather … Continue reading
Another Cape Secret – Walking to the Silvermine Waterfall
You have to have gone to the Drakensberg and done some of their amazing river walks to appreciate how much this Cape secret looks just like ‘the berg’. I have heard about this walk for years. It’s been another one … Continue reading
One of My Favourite Places on the Planet
I think I could actually say that this is definitely one of my favourite places on the planet. Just a short walk (about 45 minutes) – a round trip from the Silvermine car park of about 4km – the pay-off … Continue reading
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Tagged Hiking, Silvermine Nature Reserve, Silvermine walks, The Otter Trail
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Sommer Blomme
1-52pm It was unexpectedly cloudy and cool in Cape Town this morning. The to-do list was a walk up the mountain, but the cloud was low and this meant that all the lookout points would be in misty conditions. We … Continue reading
Then We Had A Picnic…
3-07pm It’s all in the pictures! Yesterday afternoon, Julian, Mike & I went for what was supposed to be an hour long walk. We parked on Ou Kaapse Weg, on the Cape Town side of the turnoff to Silvermine Village. … Continue reading
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Tagged Earth Hour, Fish Hoek Galley, Fish Hoek Methodist Church, Granny, Picnics, Silvermine walks
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