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Yolande and I went to visit an old friend of her’s and Aunt Tessie, up the Southern Coast. Here are a few shots: Rental car number 3. Ford Festiva.  Hangklip and Pringle Bay where my…

These are what waves are supposed to look like. Long clean lines. This photo was taken way up on Boyes Drive above Kalk Bay. Just up the road is Muizenburg, my favorite local surf spot…

I really needed this. Thanks to my cousin, DeVilliers, I got my backside out on a trail!  First we just took a tour around the reserve and stopped where the shops and restaurant are located.…

Most people, especially us Americans, think that The Cape of Good Hope is at the very bottom of Africa. Wrong. That would be Cape Agulhas. You’ve never heard of that one, I bet.  Hangklip and…

Hiked up to my favorite little house on the mountain this morning. I had my MapMyHike app running. Just 6 miles but lots of UP! I wore myself out is a really good way. Then,…

Today. Thursday, the 13th of July I’m changing my ways, again. My body and mind need to get it together.  Both are not where I want them to be. I have to begin eating like…

This is the paddle board I own. An NSP Elements, 10′ 2″ long. Lots of volume.  It’s great fun out on a lake. I can actually put a small beach chair on it and float…

This is what a lovely Cape Dutch type cottage looked like when it was built. Before the walls. Now. They look like this: Sad, really. It’s what I was thinking as I hiked/ walked past…

A roof top tent! I have a Rav 4, just like the one above, standing under the tent. Yolande and I have come to a agreement. She will camp with me, if we have a…

Twenty-one years ago today, I made the decision to never put a mind or mood altering substance in my body, one day at a time. So far, so good.  Impossible to do something like this,…