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Tag Archives: Swimming at Fish Hoek Beach
Swimming Round the Seagull
Wednesday Today was the day… That was a little less busy than yesterday. The sunrise was pretty spectacular and it’s rising earlier each day. The fun part was swimming this morning. I think the water was slightly warmer than yesterday’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Swimming at Fish Hoek Beach
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Winter’s Day With a Hint of Spring
Tuesday Today was the day… ….that was a winter’s day with a hint of spring. It was windless and calm and the sea, instead of large rolling waves, had gentle ripples that were soft and unthreatening. It made for great … Continue reading
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Family Art Challenge
Monday Today was the day… We had a family art challenge in the evening, so let’s begin there! Julian raised the issue of how he hadn’t drawn anything in decades and he didn’t know if he would be able to. … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunrise, Open water swimming, Swimming at Fish Hoek Beach
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Great News Day
Wednesday Today was the day… Anne had her last chemo! She still has her slow release until Friday and then, when that comes out, she can ring the bell at the hospital! I’m so relieved and grateful. It’s been a … Continue reading
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Back in the Water…
Saturday Today was the day… After two days off, Mike and I went back to our normal exercise routine. He ran, I swam. The water was quite chilly, under water visibility was terrible but the shark net was out so … Continue reading
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Carrying Buckets of Sand
Thursday Today was the day… A cubic metre of sand was delivered and is currently on the verge. Mike started carting bucket loads of it onto the side patio. He did 15 trips. After dinner, as I hadn’t done 10000 … Continue reading
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Tagged Long-tailed Cape sugar birds, Swimming at Fish Hoek Beach
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I Did This for the First Time Today
Saturday Today was the day… I swam with a watch for the very first time. I’ve never done that before. I hardly noticed it, but it was fun seeing my route come up on my cell phone later when I … Continue reading
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Rain Water Tanks in Use
Wednesday Today was the day… …the rain water tanks, which are full and overflowing got connected to the plumbing system. They now pump water to all the toilets (except the flatlet), so we are saving on water. The plumber came … Continue reading
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Tagged Flushing toilets using tank water, Swimming at Fish Hoek Beach
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The Cushion Came Home
Tuesday Today was the day… …the lost cushion came home. I concluded it must be either at the neighbour or at the house next to that. I saw someone on the neighbour’s balcony (it’s a holiday let) so I rushed … Continue reading
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The Sea Was Brrrrr
Wednesday Today was the day… Mike and I woke early – well I woke early and then badgered my poor husband out of bed because I wanted to know what the bright stars were in the east. We discovered they … Continue reading
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