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Impressions of The Great Walk in Tsavo

Impressions of The Great Walk in Tsavo

by Ralph Pina | Jun 30, 2007 | Kenya, safari travel, trails, Tsavo National Park, walking safaris

A 153km walking safari following the courses of the Tsavo and Galana rivers through Tsavo National Park, Kenya: June 2007. Download the Google Earth track of this walk and view in Google Earth Ghosts Tsavo. A place of ghosts. The ghosts of thousands of elephant,...

Walking in Fernkloof

by Ralph Pina | May 1, 2007 | Fernkloof Nature Reserve, hiking, scenic walks, trails

Fernkloof is a gem of a botanical reserve above the coastal town of Hermanus. Barely 1800 ha in area, it harbours upwards of 1474 botanical species. There are many paths and spectacular lookouts for all manner of fitness levels. The sensory returns are high for...

Sea kayaking and hiking around Robberg

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...
Eden to Addo Mega-Hike 2006

Eden to Addo Mega-Hike 2006

by Ralph Pina | Sep 23, 2006 | Addo Elephant National Park, Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve, conservation, hiking, trails, Tsitsikamma National Park

400kms, 17 days, 6 mountain ranges, many rivers, numerous veld types: 11 – 27 August 2006 The first time I saw the phrase “Eden to Addo” it spoke to me. Then when I saw it juxtaposed with “mega-hike” the synapses fired in my brain. The...

Kayaking at Kraalbaai and Langebaan

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...
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Thank you for visiting my outdoor blog. RalphPina.com documents my experiences over many years of appreciating, and adventuring in, Nature. It celebrates visual beauty, advocates minimal impact, reflects on humans’ relationship with our ecosphere, spans the planet but focuses on the wild diversity of southern Africa. Photos, videos and GPS maps of hiking, cycling, kayaking, abseiling, canoeing and windsurfing..

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Good Causes

  • Fire Information System for SA
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Hiking sites I like

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  • Jacques Niemand – interesting hikes
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  • Botanising trilogy
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  • Aasvoëlkrans Hiking Trail
  • Perdeberg hike
  • Kasteelkop & Nek
  • Three Sisters hike
  • Up the Cascades
  • Erdvark Trail
  • Rod’s Trail, Betty’s Bay
  • Spanning the red stone arches
  • Gamkaberg Plan B
  • Fonteintjiesberg
  • Swartberg Pass over the years
  • Cape of Good Hope Trail once again
  • Fairy Glen – Plateau – Kasteelkopnek trail
  • Smitswinkel – Simon’s Town recce
  • Paddling with wild horses
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  • Karoo corridor MTB tour
  • A walk on the Wild Coast
  • A northern Kruger cultural safari

Recent Comments

  • Pam Wijnberg on Grootkop
  • Flip van Schalkwyk on Gantouw Pass
  • Joachim Schultz on Witels – what else?
  • Piet Streicher on Hike above Kogelbaai
  • Ralph Pina on Smitswinkel – Simon’s Town Traverse
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