On Thursday I had the appointment with the Opthalmologist and we then planned to go through to Cape Point which is on the other side of False Bay. For starters the eye appointment didn't go quite as I expected - just an examination, but the Specialist decided there and then to do a Laser procedure on my right eye, he lasered the opaque capsule at the back of my eye. It did not take too long and the improvement in terms of clarity was immediate yaaaay, the left eye he has left for the time being as he is consulting with my original Specialist in Johannesburg to get all my records and then work out a way forward. After the two surgeries on my left eye in 2016 my vision has been compromised in that eye and, Dr K feels that he can corrcet it almost completely hence not doing the laser treatment to clear the capsule. Once the Laser has been done he would be unable to do anything further to improve my vision, so at the moment I have one blurry eye and one clear eye....... Great fun.
From there we proceeded with our planned trip (in temperatures of 39c) and traffic that was unbelievably insane, it seemed that every person in the Western Cape had chosen the same day to be out and about at the seaside. Eventually we made it to Cape Point only to discover that they have increased the entry price astronomically never mind having to pay to get on the Funicular, just the entrance alone would have cost close to R1000 which is a LOT. We turned around and went back to Simonstown where we explored briefly, took some photos and had a good lunch right on the Harbour don't forget the heat. All this time I had a streaming eye, could not wear my glasses as the glare was too harsh for my eye and had sunglasses on so nothing was very clear #facepalm. We took some pics of Just Nuisance who was a Great Dane dog that the Royal Navy adopted and actually enlisted and he became know as Able Seaman Just Nuisance assigned to the H.M.S. Afrikander. (If you Google him you can see the entire story). From Simonstown we went to the Scratch Patch just a couple of kilometers down the road, Scratch Patch is a place where one can go and scratch through big areas of semi precious gem stones, you pay per size of the bag you take, they have a beautiful shop as well as a Jewellary shop. This was great fun and we filled our bags (all the while melting in the heat), browsed through the store and afterwards Big Guy gave me a beautiful Dragonfly broach/pendant from the Jewellary store, I am truly blessed. We eventually managed to get home very late afternoon and just collapsed, truly the actual driving part of the trip took more than twice the normal time due to the crowds and traffic.
Saturday was Big Guys birthday and as per family tradition he got to choose his birthday meal - no surprises there as he chose Chicken Breyani hehe. BigBear and BabyBear came through for lunch
and then afterwards my darling Hubbby and I dropped Jelly Bean at work and took Big Guy to the airport for his trip home. The 'Bears' stayed to spend some time with our Princess.
Yesterday was another early start as Princess flew home after being with us for a whole month and the house feels SOO quiet and empty, gosh it is a weird feeling although Poppet is very happy to have her daughter back. Even Hubby said this morning how much he is missing her. This year is a big one for her as she starts High School - you've got this Princess, just take it all in your stride.
Friends that's a 'brief' overview of our past week with this one looking FAR quieter in every respect. I sincerely hope and pray that your 2018 is off to a good start and is going to be a good year in every way, don't forget to take the challenges as opportunities for growth, make lemonade out of those difficult times and never give up. Sending love from a still hot Betty's Bay until next week, please stay safe.
Simonstown Harbour and Statue of Just Nuisance
Princess at the beach, really strong surf.
Scratch Patch huge Amethyst rock and the actual scratch patch
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