by Ralph Pina | May 14, 2013 | Garden Route National Park, hiking, trails
Harkerville Coastal Hiking Trail is variously described as “more spectacular than the Otter Trail” and “the best two-day trail in the country”. I have always been somewhat sceptical about these claims, but I have to admit that after doing it,... by Ralph Pina | May 7, 2013 | hiking, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve
Kevin led an MCSA hike from Botmaskop along the watershed to Saaltjie, the north-eastern rim of the Jonkershoek valley. It was the reverse of a route previously hiked. A pleasant morning that left me with stiff flanks. It must be because of all the cycling …... by Ralph Pina | Apr 29, 2013 | Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve, cycling, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve
This is not a race; it is a tour! Disclaimer: I am not a cyclist nor MTB rider, so take the following from whence it comes: from a hiker who found himself riding a bicycle for 7 days over 611 kms on dirt roads and tracks. The first hint that this was not the leisurely... by Ralph Pina | Apr 3, 2013 | hiking, Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, trails
Some of the benefits of being a mountain club member are that you get to go to places that you would not normally be able to explore – and camp out there – and share the mountains with like-minded people who also know what they are doing in these lofty... by Ralph Pina | Mar 13, 2013 | hiking, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve
So there I was in bed, sleepily easing into a lazy Saturday morning with no particular plans or obligations when an SMS pinged in on my ‘phone: would I like to join the mountain club party that was heading up that morning to the Dwarsberg plateau to overnight...
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