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 | 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... by Ralph Pina | Apr 8, 2004 | kayaking, West Coast National Park
Well, it’s not quite hardcore kayaking. Sometime in 2002 I had tired of waiting for wind that sometimes never comes during twenty-nine or more years of windsurfing. Now there was an alternative. Kraalbaai is also one of my favourite places. It is located in... by Ralph Pina | May 5, 1999 | hiking, trails, Tsitsikamma National Park
30 April to 5 May 1999 The night before the hike proper was spent in Kalander Hut, within the De Vasselot area of the Tsitsikamma National Park, on the bank of the Groot River. It was a dark night, punctuated by plenty of snoring and characterised by awkward...
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