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Cool and cloudy

Jan 25, 2022Jan 25, 2022 eyeonlif 3 Comments beauty, Cape Point, Cape Town, fresh air, healthy, hiking, kelp, nature, sea, seashore

My first ‘proper’ walk since last year, post-Covid and finally conquering the fatigue. Such a pleasure to be back on

First heatwave of summer

Jan 8, 2022Jan 8, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments beauty, birds, Cape Point, Cape Town, fresh air, fynbos, healthy, nature

Where is the best place to be when the mercury is soaring, the palm trees are motionless and even the

Another helluva hot hike

Dec 21, 2021Dec 21, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments Alphen trail, beauty, Cape Town, Constantia greenbelt, fresh air, healthy, heatwave, hiking, nature, perspiring

For weeks we have complained about the wind in Cape Town (normal for this time of year) and now that

Kirstenbosch contour

Dec 11, 2021Dec 11, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments beauty, birds, Cape Town, fresh air, fynbos, healthy, hiking, Kirstenbosch, nature

Yesterday’s walk from Constantia Nek to Kirstenbosch is generally regarded as a ‘flat’ walk, but memories are short and the

Passing penguins

Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments Boulders, Cape Town, fresh air, healthy, hiking, nature, penguins, Simon's Town

Those of us who enjoyed the excellent Netflix documentary, Penguin Town, documenting the daily lives of family groups in the

There and back

Nov 30, 2021Nov 30, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments beach, beauty, fresh air, healthy, hiking, nature, rocks, Sea Point promenade, spray, waves

This crazy Cape Town weather leaves us in a tizz over what to wear on our hikes – raincoat with

Trudging through Tokai

Nov 27, 2021Nov 27, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments beauty, birds, Cape Town, fresh air, fynbos, greenbelt, healthy, hiking, nature, Tokai

Again the strong winds battering the southern Peninsula meant a change in plan for our walk at Olifantsbos, and the

Blown away

Nov 24, 2021Nov 24, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments beauty, Cape Point, Cape Town, fresh air, fynbos, gale, healthy, hiking, nature, southeaster

The Cape Doctor has arrived! A little later than usual, but making up for his absence with a vengeance as

A great recovery

Nov 13, 2021Nov 13, 2021 eyeonlif 1 Comment beauty, Cape Town, fresh air, fynbos, healthy, hiking, nature

It’s always interesting to see changes along the trails we repeat – mostly caused by fires and floods, seldom by

A great recovery

Nov 13, 2021Nov 13, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments Cape Town, fresh air, fynbos, healthy, hiking, nature

It’s always interesting to see changes along the trails we repeat – mostly caused by fires and floods, seldom by

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