by Ralph Pina | Feb 14, 2011 | kayaking, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
There isn’t actually much of the Steenbras River to paddle up, even on a kayak – only about 300 metres. Rather it’s the 13 km round-trip paddle from Gordon’s Bay harbour and the usually benign, but spectacular, rivermouth entrance that is most... 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 | Dec 1, 2009 | kayaking
The Klein River and Vlei near Hermanus can apparently claim that: at 80 km in length, the Klein River is the river with the shortest distance between its origin and its mouth in the world – 5 km as the crow flies (according to the Stanford Tourism Bureau) the... by Ralph Pina | Sep 1, 2008 | kayaking, Lake Malawi, Malawi
Mumbo Island is one of the great places in Africa. Imagine a tropical island surrounded by warm, clear water and freshwater, tropical fish. The island is but a jumble of granite crowned by dry woodland including baobabs, pod mahogany and rock figs, and barely a... by Ralph Pina | Jan 12, 2008 | kayaking, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
On most weekends, Deon and I paddle and sail this coast, spending countless enjoyable hours. Spring is whale season off the South Africa’s Cape coast. The Southern Rights cruise the sanctuaries in their hundreds. On this day Deon and I paddled around to... by Ralph Pina | Dec 20, 2006 | hiking, kayaking, scenic walks, trails
Plettenberg Bay: 17 & 19 December 2006: The Robberg peninsula is a nature reserve and marine protected area at the southern extremity of Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (the Eden to Addo Mega-hike jump-off point is close by). Humans have occupied the rocky...
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