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.
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.
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.
Hey! How can you even doubt moving back to obs? It is the best!
Ok.. so I stay in Obs and that might make me a bit biased, but I think it is the best place on earth. Or at least in Cape Town. hehe.
(By the way, I just came across your blog for the first time and I like it. Man I need to work on my writing skills. I better start reading more often.)
By the way.. why did you resign? What are you doing now?
Hmm, I thought I would have blogged more about why I left – there’s a bit in my The Startup Guy post, and a few others around that time. The main reason for me leaving is that I could, and I had so many other things I wanted to do. Practice more tai chi, go for lots of walks in the mountain, spend more time with my son. I’m working on all sorts of things at the moment, including a co-op delivering organic products in Cape Town and a publishing initiative.