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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 166 of Level 1, 15 March 2022

 

Tuesday 15 March 2022, Day 166 of Level 1 šŸ˜·

Corona Lockdown Gratitude šŸ™

#grateful for getting home safely, after 12 hours on the road from Plett to Cape Town; for a last breakfast at The Grand, granola with fruit and yoghurt, and scrambled egg and Avo; for filling up the car and testing tyres and oil at Shell Plett; for the morning drive until Swellendam going smoothly with little traffic, and roadworks only just before the town; for a much better lunch at Grace & Merci in Swellendam today compared to the one at Old Gaol five days ago, closed as we drove past today, I suspecting that ā€˜In die Sopā€™ may be doing an image and menu overhaul for the restaurant; for our Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 17 of Level 3, 12 August 2021.

 

Thursday 12 August 2021, Day 17 of Level 3 šŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude šŸ™

#grateful for rain this morning and then sunshine on a very cold 14C day; for staying home all day, mostly in bed, having sore joints and cold shivers, having to cancel two meetings today, the first time in years that I have felt ill; and for my cats keeping me company šŸ˜»šŸ˜». šŸ™šŸ’™ Continue reading →

185 on Beach is literally … on the beach in Gordonā€™s Bay, superb views and service!

 

Last week I was spoilt with a two day stay at 185 on Beach, a four star guest house as well as self-catering accommodation establishment located on Beach Road in Gordonā€™s Bay, a few steps from the townā€™s famous Bikini Beach.

What was intended as an Instagram training trade exchange became two days of spoiling by owners Richard and Jeanette Loring, and added to my portfolio of sunset photographs, given the fantastic location of 185 on Beach. Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 10 of Level 3, 5 August 2021.

 

Thursday 5 August 2021, Day 10 of Level 3 šŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude šŸ™

#grateful for a wonderful day, with more abundance šŸ™; for an early breakfast, having to leave 185 on Beach after 2 days of generous spoiling by Jeanette and Richard Loring; for a coffee/tea stop at Fancy Franks in Somerset West, owned by Michael Townsend, meeting GM Duncan Bruce, not having seen each other in years, since we met at Hartford House; for getting to my Harvest Culture Eaterie in the Tyger Waterfront spot on at 11h00, despite a traffic jam on the N2, as a result of a police van having done a somersault and landing on its roof šŸ˜±; for being appointed by Harvest Culture to continue with their Social Media after a probationary period šŸ™šŸ™šŸ™; for having such a Continue reading →