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On a very rainy Saturday morning we headed off to hike the Steenbras River Trail (aka Crystal Pools) in Gordon’s Bay.
Thankfully we drove out of the downpour and into the most beautiful hiking weather…

As usual, stunning views throughout the walk. Below are Richard and Karen at one of the [...]

Yay for public holidays in the middle of the week!

Richard and I took a walk in the afternoon up to the Silvermine reserve. It was great to get outdoors and get some exercise going but the wind was something else.

The clouds were also quite beautiful, but I think we’ll save the Extensive Silvermine Adventure for [...]

My folks came to visit for the holiday. They brought down a car for Ruth to use since Molly got taken from outside her work in Tamboerskloof and they also brought Gran along to show her where I’ve been living these past few years.

Skiing in Vermont
Richard and I took the Friday off work and headed to Hermanus on the Thursday evening. His friends were going to be there from the Friday afternoon, so we thought we’d make the most of it and turn it into a long weekend.

We found a great campsite right on the water and set [...]