by Ralph Pina | Apr 1, 2024 | hiking, Table Mountain National Park
“Do you want to join me to recce an alternative route from Smitswinkel to Simon’s Town?”, Santie asked. Love to, I said. The recent fire above the town had burnt the Swartkop ridge to a crisp and the route along the ridge from Smitswinkel to... 
by Ralph Pina | Jan 9, 2024 | kayaking, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Rooisand Nature Reserve
Rooisand Nature Reserve A herd of wild horses has roamed the Bot – Kleinmond estuary and wetland for perhaps a century or more. The free roaming herd is actually feral and comprises about twenty-eight individuals. Many websites repeat the three theories about... 
by Ralph Pina | Nov 28, 2023 | Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
At 637 m ASL, Rooielsberg Peak is the high peak above Blousteen, south-west of Kogelberg Peak. There are no recognised trails up there and it is closed to the public. 
by Ralph Pina | Nov 28, 2023 | Anysberg Nature Reserve, cycling, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, Swartberg Nature Reserve, Touwsberg Nature Reserve
Mitzi, Marion’s sister-in-law, owner of Makadas Adventures, planned this private cycling tour, and I assume, dubbed it the “Karoo corridor” too. In 5 days most of us covered 265 km, climbing through 2942 m and descending 2957 m. Some rode more and... 
by Ralph Pina | Sep 21, 2023 | hiking, Mkambati Nature Reserve, trails
The Pondo Trail, Pondoland Besides a previous Wild Coast hike from Port St Johns to Coffee Bay, Pondoland, The Wild Coast and the Transkei have constituted a gap in my outdoor experience of South Africa. The beauty and the undeveloped nature of the coast south of Port...
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