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Grootvadersbosch and Boosmansbos

Grootvadersbosch and Boosmansbos

by Ralph Pina | Dec 30, 2018 | Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, hiking

At Peter’s suggestion, prior to his annual pilgrimage back to the Cape, we booked a couple of nights’ camping in Grootvadersbosch with the idea of perhaps hiking to the Boosmansbos forest. We had undertaken the 2-day wilderness hike way back in 1999 in...

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