Cathie Rooyen
Gardening
I used my last of my vouchers that I bought in September, today. It was a tour of the Durban Botanical Gardens with my own guide on a...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Runatude
I managed a run, yey! Again, very big description of what I was actually doing on the promenade -run. It was more of a struggle with many...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 31, 20212 min read
One full week left of Durbs
And suddenly I am thinking about my last week. Of course, today the sun came out like it was there all along. Which of course it was...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 30, 20212 min read
Steamin
It was peeing down on my drive from Durban north to Westville but fortunately being Saturday, the traffic seemed less intense. My old TV...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 29, 20212 min read
Slowly slowly
The resident cat, Victor was meowing at my door several times in the night and just after sunrise he appeared again. I managed to ignore...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Dolphins and museums
I love dolphins. The first time I saw them in the wild was on the Sarie Marais boat from the Durban harbour. My sister, Joanne had come...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 27, 20211 min read
Power less
Living in South Africa means we spend a lot of our time being power less. Our national power supply is... well, let's say, I won't use...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 26, 20211 min read
Flow
After a couple of weeks of daily adventures, this morning my biggest task was going to the supermarket during loadshedding. It was a day...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Monday whizz
It was too pleasant a morning not to go run. Plus I wanted to explore the canals again with Zureida. It's such a lovely area of...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 24, 20211 min read
Scottish Durban weather
I woke up with a start, wondering where I was and then I saw the harbour lights and I remembered. I smiled at the dull light over the...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 23, 20211 min read
Buzz buzz!
So much excitement! My City tour was once again fabulous- showcasing rooftop gardens; museums; beautiful buildings; hotels of a bygone...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 22, 20211 min read
Fun Friday
After a relaxed start to the day my friend and I visited a very local cafe for the most delightful lunch. The Birds Tea and Coffee cafe...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 21, 20211 min read
Letting it sink in
This morning the wind was milder and I decided to have my fabulous French toast and bacon at the 'local' after my run. I joined a table...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 20, 20211 min read
Tourist free
I ran this morning after a lull for a week. Perhaps I need to rephrase that term 'ran' though, it was more of a heavy slog. The first 3...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 19, 20211 min read
Northerning
Around 2012, Umhlanga became a Comrades marathon accommodation destination. It was before the gigantic Pearls complex was constructed and...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 18, 20211 min read
Bright future
It rained lightly all night but the sun broke through and deceived me into thinking it was warm. But I was still wearing my jacket and...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 17, 20211 min read
Look for the good
The beauty of keeping these chronicles is that I have a daily record of all sorts of exciting things. While gazing over a moody harbour...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 16, 20211 min read
Bunny chows
Waking up to a much cooler city got me thinking about where we could go for lunch. I searched for indoor venues and came up with a few...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 15, 20211 min read
Livin da vida local
Today we went to a favourite street in the city, Florida road. I like the many different restaurants and coffee shops and alleyways that...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 14, 20211 min read
High tea
My friend booked us in at the Oyster Box hotel for high tea. Basically, this is a huge amount of dainty eats, both sweet and savoury...
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