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 | Apr 30, 2008 | Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve, safari travel
April 2008 An essential element of our Eastern Cape road-trip in April was to spend time in the Baviaanskloof again. The kloof was probably the most memorable section of the 400+km Eden to Addo mega-hike that I had done in 2006. We tackled it from east to west this... by Ralph Pina | Jan 15, 2008 | hiking, Table Mountain National Park, trails
The Cape of Good Hope Trail starts at the main gate to the Cape Point section of the Table Mountain National Park, and ends there 33.5km and two days later. Day 1 features a spectacular walk down the False Bay coast. There are commanding views across False Bay and... 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 | Sep 30, 2007 | Limpopo National Park, Mozambique, trails, walking safaris, wilderness trail
Limpopo National Park, Mozambique: September 2007 Circles in the Bush (With apologies to Dalene Matthee…) Machampane Wilderness Camp shares the western bank of the Machampane River with tall fever trees at a pool called Xisivene – which apparently means...
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