by Ralph Pina | Apr 7, 2007 | hiking
With Clarissa, a fellow mega-hiker, and Patrick I once more headed for Helderberg’s Dome. This autumn Saturday was hot and windless. On previous occasions over the years I have not climbed all the way to the top of The Dome and I was determined do it this time.... 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 | 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... 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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