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View from the weekend

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We went away and then we did very, very little.

Save, of course, from enjoying the views, the hot tub, the pool and the pizza oven.

On Saturday morning, I went out on a bit of run that then turned into a bit of a hike, and ended up climbing up onto the koppie 250m above our accommodation, leaving me with this view down the Breede Valley:

Not bad at all. New phone camera doing the business.
And I only nearly died a couple of times.

Right now, it’s back to reality: picking up kids from school and making dodgy salads for dinner.

But… it was a fun weekend.

Almost the same

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We went to watch some cricket last night. We almost didn’t get to see any cricket because of the only rain Cape Town has seen in about 2 months (and is only likely to see for the next 2 months), but all ended well with a dramatic, shortened match.

And then, as we left, this image:

Which weirdly reminded me of another – from a different time and place – that I had seen while going through some old images earlier in the week:

The sun is a floodlight, the dust is drizzle, the tree… well, that’s also a floodlight, and the buffaloes are the happy punters heading into the night.

Same same, really.

Tomorrow: wine tasting!
Watch this space.

Quota moon

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Flicking through some pics from this year, I found this.

I think I took this through the Canary Island Pine across the road.

Did I put it on the blog already?
I can’t see it. But that doesn’t mean it’s not here.

Well, if it is, it’s here twice now.

Jaded

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It was an amazing weekend away, but it’s also that time of year and I am looking forward to an early night after several days of indulgence. Last night was a lot of fun too, but I am feeling partied out.

I have looked at some of the pics from the last few days and yes, we had a great time. But wow: I’m used to doing that one night a week, not 6 in a row. Those days have long gone.

And so, here’s a quick taster of a bit of the dramatic beauty of the place we spent the weekend…

…ahead of a proper post tomorrow.

By which time I will be mended. Right?