Protected: Ramblings from the deck
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Would you like vinegar on your chips?
I’m sure there are few people who don’t enjoy a meal of freshly battered and fried hake and chips, particularly
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The little things
Today we hiked from Olifantsbos in Cape Point Nature Reserve, our intended destination the lovely Sirkelsvlei in the middle of
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Sculptor supreme
Anyone who has visited Kirstenbosch will be familiar with the magnificent bronzes of leaping cheetahs and springbok that dominate the
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A change is as good as a holiday
As I look back over the last few years, since I started my mostly daily blogging, I can see a
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Vergelegen splendour
The resumption of visits to the wine farms of the Cape Winelands by our Wine Appreciation Group after long lockdowns,
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Protected: A place of peace
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Shipwrecks and shells
Heavy seas were pounding the Peninsula today, churning up the kelp and detritus of the seabed and dumping them along
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Paarl, Bretagne and Gordon’s Rocks
One of the places that should be on a hiker’s bucket list (or anyone even moderately interested in a stroll)
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Crossing the plateau to Sirkelsvlei
It’s November and traditionally the time for the southeaster to set in for a few days’ blow. There are few
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