Bar the signature, it’s almost confirmed that I’ll be moving back to Observatory. I lived in Observatory between 1997 and 2000, and the street I’m renting in is only one street from where I lived then.<\/p>\n
I’ve lived in Capri since 2000 – it’s a great house, on the edge of a nature reserve, lots of open space, but it’s far from the city, where most of my friends are, and most of the things I tend to do. Even though I’m self-employed, and mostly work from home, I still drive through to Green Point twice a week, and Anique drives to Observatory every day.<\/p>\n
Looking for a place to stay has been quite an enjoyable experience – maybe because it’s quite a novelty for me. I got to explore the possibilities of living everwhere from Kalk Bay to Sea Point, Vredehoek to Gardens. We saw some dreadful places – the closer to town the more expensive, and the dingier they got. So, with time running out, it’s back to Obs. When I left in 2000, I told myself I’d ‘done my time’ there, and as little as a month ago I was not considering moving there. But a few grungy houses in other parts of town, and a couple of great evenings out in Obs and I’m looking at it through a rosy lens again. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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