Here are my answers to this week’s SYW from pensitivity101

1.  Can you swim?

I learned to swim when I was seven years old. My BFF and I used to catch a train to the Kalk Bay Pool twice weekly. It was just three stations away. We would buy a single ticket then use the change to buy an ice lolly and then walk home afterwards. Those were the days! We both loved swimming and were allowed to go to the beach on our own and swim without adult supervision!

2.  If so, do you prefer a pool, river or the sea? If not, will you paddle or dip your toes?

I used to love swimming in the sea. Even the pool I learned to swim in was a seawater pool. A freshwater pool was a novelty as very few homes where I resided had pools. Swimming in the country club pool was a real treat. I have swum in dams, lakes and rivers too. I swam regularly until quite recently. Now I usually only swim in pools.

3.  Did you have outings to the beach as a child?

I grew up on a beach. It wasn’t an outing it was a lifestyle. I still live near a beach but not the one I grew up on. The house I spent my teenage years in is circled in blue.

4.  Do you like cotton candy (candyfloss)?

It was a great treat as a kid as we could it at the beach kiosk.

Gratitude:

The best part about memories is making them.
(I don’t know who said that or where I read it, but it’s very true)

My happiest childhood memories were made on Fish Hoek beach. What a privilege to have been able to raise my children and grandchildren there too.