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Eye on Life

Broad interest online magazine

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

Top of the world

Aug 2, 2022Aug 2, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments beauty, birds, Cape Town, Fairest Cape, fresh air, fynbos, Glencairn, healthy, hiking, Long Beach, mountains, nature, Noordhoek valley, Rooikrans

The hike from Black Hill Expressway above Glencairn up to the Rooikrans ridge overlooking the Noordhoek Valley rates as one

A day in the country (Part 3)

Jul 29, 2021Jul 29, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments beauty, Montagu, mountains, orchards, road trip, sunset

A snap decision was made as we approached the turnoff to Montagu, and I was once again on the familiar

A day in the country (Part 1)

Jul 20, 2021Jul 20, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments Karoo Desert Botanical Garden, mountains, road trip, snow, Worcester

“In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty.”- Phil Ochs This strikes a chord with me – I

Protected: A place of peace

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 eyeonlif birds, Cape Town, mountains, Rooiels, scenery, south africa

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

The Amphitheatre

Jan 30, 2021Jan 30, 2021 eyeonlif 2 Comments beauty, Cape Town, mountains, Silvermine

The mountain slopes that cut the Cape Peninsula in half between Muizenberg and Hout Bay (Silvermine Nature Reserve) must surely

Too hot for Plum Pudding

Jan 22, 2021Jan 30, 2021 eyeonlif 4 Comments Cape Town, hiking, mountains

The very thought of eating plum pudding on a searing summer’s day at the Cape is not at all enticing.