by Ralph Pina | May 28, 2024 | hiking, Table Mountain National Park, trails
Once I wrote, a bit arrogantly, that life was too short to repeat a hiking trail. I have since broken this “rule” many times and this trail, the Cape of Good Hope Trail, is increasingly responsible for these “transgressions”. The trail is like...
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 | Apr 19, 2015 | cycling, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Table Mountain National Park
As we prepare for what is becoming an annual, backroad cycle tour through the Baviaanskloof and Karoo, we have been cycling the Cape’s coastal roads, roads of unrivalled beauty. Here are two videos of recent Sunday-morning rides shot with the GoPro... by Ralph Pina | Mar 31, 2015 | kayaking, Table Mountain National Park
Deon and I resumed our double sea kayak trips off the Cape Peninsula after a break of more than a few years. We intended to launch at Three Anchor Bay but some or other mass walking/running event had sealed off any access to the sea between there and the Waterfront....
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