by Ralph Pina | Jun 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Aka De Kaap is weer Hollands… I am a football fanatic – always have been. That South Africa would one-day host the World Cup seemed completely inconceivable when I was growing up in the apartheid era. When SA won the right to host it the sceptics –... by Ralph Pina | May 30, 2010 | kayaking, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
On this crisp morning, Deon and I launched at Rooiels and paddled out to look for the first Southern Right whales of the season, but it seems it’s still too early. So we settled for a paddle down the coast to Pringle Bay and brunch. A fairly heavy swell was... 
by Ralph Pina | May 10, 2010 | Patagonia
Long-time hiking buddy, Peter Groves, has produced a monumental work that documents our three weeks in Buenos Aires and Patagonia recently. It is liberally illustrated with his magnificent photos. I highly recommend a visit. Peter’s not in the photo above... by Ralph Pina | May 9, 2010 | hiking, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, trails
Another mountain club uitstappie to Haelkop peak (1390 m), one of the loftier peaks that rim the Jonkershoek valley. The route upwards to the watershed north of Haelkop is a fairly easy, yet relentlessly uphill, hike. Near the top the gradients steepen markedly. From... by Ralph Pina | Apr 21, 2010 | hiking, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, trails
Climbing Jonkershoek’s Twin Peaks (“Die Pieke”) is one of the outdoor experiences in the Jonkershoek mountains. On this occasion I went with the mountain club (MCSA) on the “uitstappie”. An uitstappie is one of those wonderfully...
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