Cathie Rooyen
Holiday approaches
The out of towners are parked along the promenade. Luxury buses were dropping off hotel guests and the air was alive with activity. This...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 22, 20211 min read
Spring equinox
It was as if the season had heard the date. The first official day of Spring. The wind was non-existent this morning and the world seemed...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 21, 20211 min read
Slow down
Having my friend here on his holiday timeshare, has prolonged my feeling that it still holiday for me. Meeting at the windy promenade...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 20, 20211 min read
Loose plans
Waking up to a pink patch of sky made me think there was fair weather ahead. By the time I had run my first km to meet my friend the...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 19, 20211 min read
Friends in town
Two weeks Two good friends on holiday It's strange to think that they are here and then going back, but it reminds me of appreciating...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 18, 20211 min read
Two weeks in
I was just beginning to feel less holiday like, when suddenly weekend showed up bringing all sorts of celebrants. This is what I wanted...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Map free
Almost two weeks in my temporary home city and I realised that I don't need to use Google maps to get to the beachfront. Plus I can find...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 16, 20211 min read
Rain on the Golden mile
Waking up to light drizzle was strange. Having lived inland all my years, I'm used to winters of 3 months of dry, dusty weather. But...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 15, 20211 min read
Admin day
It's windy season in Durban apparently, but much like my life, whirlwinds settle. Today I woke before the horison lightened. That means...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 14, 20211 min read
Adventures in the north
Every day, something new. I always look for the good nowadays, perhaps it is an age thing, but it has definitely gotten easier. ...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 13, 20211 min read
Brain cleaning
One of the reasons why I continue to run regularly is to clean my brain. By reading my blog you might have realised that my brain is very...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Never a time limit on wishes
I was all of 10 when my curiosity for the 'off limits' military, looming, grass ridge over the Durban harbour started. It was attached...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 11, 20211 min read
Rest day
A week of seaside living. It still feels like I am holiday though, probably because my school friend was here. But I am driving less...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 10, 20211 min read
Windy
Coastal living brings coastal weather and today was wind. Of course I have experienced wind before, but living in Johannesburg has ruined...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 9, 20211 min read
Keep on walking...
One of the immediate deciding factors for my choosing Durban to spend so long in, was a great Facebook page- Durban Walking Tours. She...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 8, 20212 min read
Here comes the sun
My body knew the sun was on it's way, and woke up early. Suddenly I realised that I could go run once my bnb owner switched the alarm...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 7, 20212 min read
Rain without strain
Another dull, damp day was ahead of me but Tuesdays always start early with my weekly running podcast with my friend. I had also booked a...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Rain on the parade
It's a strange concept-rain. After one of the coldest, driest winters inland, the first rains are always spectacular. Petrichor,...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 5, 20212 min read
Durbannight
My first official morning at the sea as a non holiday maker. (Although my life can be described as a holiday, haha.) Of course, I woke...
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Cathie Rooyen
Sep 4, 20211 min read
Phew
I left Johannesburg around 1pm on Wednesday. Today just after 5, I found my accommodation in Durban. I know regular drivers do the trip...
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