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« Reply #165 on: 17:01:29, 09-07-2007 » |
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There is a saying that a smart person will not climb the mountain, he will go around it.
It would not be possible to go up in a straight line.
This grass looks a little like seaweeds (the way it lines up).
This picture is beautiful and is worth going down for an hour.
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« Reply #166 on: 10:53:36, 10-07-2007 » |
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But t-p, then the smart person misses out on some fantastic experiences.
I remember Dougal in Magic Roundabout wanting to be the first dog to climb everest, and encountering a similar philosophy muttered "Where would we all be then, if we did that? Moping around in the foothills of life!"
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« Reply #167 on: 22:07:11, 10-07-2007 » |
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You are right Tommo, I knew you are going to say that.
However, some hills are better to go around and some are better to climb.
One should know which hill is good to go around and whichone is to climb. With me I would be climbing the one that one should go around and go around the one that is good to climb.
I am going to acquire brains one of these days.
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« Reply #168 on: 22:09:51, 10-07-2007 » |
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With me I would be climbing the one that one should go around and go around the one that is good to climb.
I am going to acquire brains one of these days.
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« Reply #169 on: 07:22:08, 11-07-2007 » |
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martle, This is a story of my life too. But when I am reading your posts I can see that you climbed the right mountains often enough. May be we are similar in being too hard on ourselves?
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« Reply #170 on: 10:24:41, 23-07-2007 » |
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My oh my! We've left poor Mr Dough up the mountain for ages. But that's how long it felt like to get this far (and it's using the lens at its longest, so there's still a way to go...)  If you look very closely where the path meets the undergrowth you'll see the first few have nearly made it. One of the minibuses has already arrived, and is waiting to take us back to Cape Town. |
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« Reply #171 on: 10:43:03, 23-07-2007 » |
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I am glad we are finally continuing our journey back down the hill and to civilization.
My legs hurt from just looking at the picture.
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« Reply #172 on: 10:45:48, 23-07-2007 » |
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Indeed, t-p. That's a hell of an incline, Ron.  |
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« Reply #173 on: 11:06:52, 23-07-2007 » |
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Slightly exacerbated by the effects of the long lens, folks. This shot was taken immediately afterwards at the widest angle setting, so now you can see why the drop looks so steep, and how much faster the youngest bloods were...Mind you, even fifteen years ago I'd have given them a good run for their money.  |
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« Reply #174 on: 11:11:47, 23-07-2007 » |
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Looking at those dizzy heights, Ron, reminds me of political dogma.
An Old Labour MP on a delegation visit to Switzerland was shown a breathtaking view of the Matterhorn and said, "Ee, I wouldn't like to go canvassing up there."
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« Reply #175 on: 08:23:21, 25-07-2007 » |
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Now at last, t-p, your patience is rewarded. The view from where we stayed, looking towards the edge of Table Mountain in the early evening, as the sun set.  |
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« Reply #176 on: 18:49:43, 25-07-2007 » |
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Ron Dough,
The Table mountain is magnificent. The city doesn't make much impression on me.
Was it the end of your trip?
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« Reply #177 on: 18:53:53, 25-07-2007 » |
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No, t-p: once we'd arrived in Cape Town there was four days' project work to do, then a last free day for a little sight-seeing. So there's a bit more to come yet.
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« Reply #178 on: 19:09:37, 25-07-2007 » |
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I like to see what you did in your project. It is so good to help.
I just looked at a child on your picture a few pages back.
It puts my problems with making spear room livable in perspective.
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« Reply #179 on: 13:58:55, 27-07-2007 » |
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For the four days we were in Cape Town, we were split into two groups. Each group did two days working with township children, and two days converting an old piece of waste ground into a fenced-off play area for the orphanage. Our group did the work with the children first. On the first day we were up very early and off to the township in time to help serving the breakfast (and physically feed those who weren't particularly interested in their rather thin and gritty looking millet gruel).  |
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