Tuesday
Dear Elsie
Today was a good fishing day in Fish Hoek. There were loads of boats and fishermen out on the bay. This one got out early, as we left for the beach at 7am.
The private fishing boats seem to make a turn at Fish Hoek beach to see if the Trek fishermen are at work. When they see they are not, they leave and go elsewhere. Later on in the morning, the Trek fishermen seemed to get a great catch. I saw loads of people on the beach helping them pull in their nets.
The water was cool but flat. It was also not very clear. I swam mainly towards the lighthouse and back.
In the afternoon, I walked to Fish Hoek to do some shopping. I saw some unusual sights. There were a number of men from the City of Cape Town all gathered around the traffic light at Sunny Cove. They said they were changing the traffic light battery. How many COCT workers does it take to change a traffic light battery? 4. One to do the work and 3 to watch.
Then it was over the bridge and onto the cat walk where there were a number of Law Enforcement officers. Two were on the bridge. One was walking towards the bridge when I passed by and the other two were behind a rock scratching in a bush.
From the balcony I also saw some unusual sights. There was a guy with a surf-ski. He was quite a way from the beach, almost in line with Kalk Bay, but instead of being on the surf ski he was in the water. He had the surf-ski attached to him and he was snorkelling or diving. It was the weirdest thing. My attention was drawn to him because I had been watching two navy inspection boats do their rounds. They went slowly past him and I thought they were the reason he had capsized. It was only when I got the telescope and had a closer look that I realised the paddler was actually in the water on his own accord.
I also saw a fishing boat towing a kayak with 2 people in it. The sights to be seen!
And now the clouds have over and rain is imminent.
Elsie! I am so excited about seeing you tomorrow! One more sleep!
My motto for the year: Not every day is a good day, but there is good in every day. My job is to find it & focus on it. Work on my strengths and not focus on my weaknesses.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂