- This blog is moderated – comments won’t appear unless and until I approve them. I reserve the right to edit, reject or delete posted content. By submitting a comment to the blog, you understand and agree that I may reject, edit your comment or delete it. Any editing will be done primarily for purposes of clarity or length. Items will be rejected or deleted to remove comment spam, offensive, inappropriate, or potentially defamatory material.
- Comments or opinions expressed on the blog are those of their respective contributors only. I am not responsible and disclaim any and all liability for the content of comments written by external contributors to the blog.
- You guarantee that comments posted by you on the blog will not defame, compromise the privacy or confidential information of, or violate the copyright or other intellectual property rights of, any third party.
- I reserve the right to change blogging procedures and these Terms at any time without prior notice.
Ralph Pina
Recent Posts
Machampane 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 "deep pool"....
Impressions of The Great Walk in Tsavo
A 153km walking safari following the courses of the Tsavo and Galana rivers through Tsavo National Park, Kenya: June 2007. [HTML1] Download the Google Earth track of this walk and view in Google Earth Ghosts Tsavo. A place of ghosts. The ghosts of thousands of...
Walking in Fernkloof
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...
Helderberg hike
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. But...
Recent Comments