Cape Town – Eye on Life

Tue, Dec 6, 2022

Eye on Life

Broad interest online magazine

My Kommetjie Kitchen

Pickled fish

Dec 3, 2022Dec 3, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments Cape Town, clean the fish, delicious, easy to make, kommetjie, pickled fish, south africa, traditional food, yellowtail

There are few fish better suited to pickling than Yellowtail, which is a firm game fish that can withstand the

Fan-tastic

Nov 19, 2022Nov 19, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments Cape Town, fan, heat, kommetjie, no space, shopping, small car

Every year when the heatwave hits us, we suddenly remember that we meant to buy fans the last year at

Protected: A Tree Story

Nov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022 eyeonlif Cape Town, cut down, garden, invasive, kommetjie, pepper tree, trees

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Reaching the heights

Nov 16, 2022Nov 16, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments beauty, Cape Town, fresh air, fynbos, healthy, hiking, mountains, nature, rock pools, trails

There are some trails on the Peninsula that have become almost completely overgrown over the last two years, one being

A little bit of paradise

Nov 13, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments beach, birds, Cape Town, dogs, Fish Hoek, fresh air, fun in the sun, healthy, kommetjie, pleasure, swimming, whales

Today was one of those rare November days in Cape Town when the wind doesn’t blow. This is the month

Sillery – the leafy trail

Nov 12, 2022Nov 12, 2022 eyeonlif 1 Comment birds, Cape Town, Constantia, fresh air, greenbelt, healthy, hiking, horses, nature, Sillery, Silverhurst

I never enjoy the heat of summer, and hiking in full sun can strip all pleasure from what should be

Kanonkop in the mist

Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022 eyeonlif 2 Comments beauty, Cape Point, Cape Town, disa, fresh air, frog, fynbos, healthy, hiking, nature, nature reserve

The strong Southeaster is draping the high peaks of the Peninsula with bright white clouds, and clings wraith-like to the

River trail a popular one

Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments adventure, beauty, Cape Town, fresh air, fynbos, hiking, nature, silvermine nature reserve, sunshine

Today we joined the throngs enjoying the Silvermine River Trail – I say that because more people passed us in

Slangkop Cobra Camp the hard way

Oct 11, 2022Oct 14, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments Cape Town, clouds, fresh air, hiking, humid, kommetjie, nature, pincushions, proteas, sand, tired

Our usual route to the old wireless station lookout on Slangkop begins at the Kom and winds along the bay,

The simple things

Oct 7, 2022Oct 7, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments beauty, Cape Town, Constantia, fresh air, fynbos, greenbelts, Groot Constantia, healthy, hiking, nature, Spaanschemat River

The beauty of walking the same trail over different seasons is that there is always something new to see. The

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