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Skeletons, tables, castles and caves
As I lie here recovering from spinal surgery, I thought I would post about my last hike of any consequence before the double bout with operating theatres, one planned and the other not. Santie organised this classic route ascending Skeleton Gorge from Kirstenbosch...
Beyond Gordon’s Bay’s anchor
Gordon's Bay was our family's beach during the '50s and '60s. We spent many playful hours in its warm waters, holidaying at Thelma's Guesthouse - now long gone - and watching the fishing boats in the old harbour. The black and white photo below shows the bay and town...
Groothoekkloof descent
Traversing the Matroosberg from the Ceres side to the Hex River valley Paul Verhoeven proposed and led this 3-day kloofing trip as a more "sedate" version of the usual MCSA two-day dash down the kloof. Groothoekkloof descends rapidly from the ski slopes of the...
Cederberg the sedate way
December in the Cederberg is hot. So although Peter and I had all the best intentions of hiking into the wilderness from our camping bases at Sanddrif and Algeria, reality was decidedly less energy-intensive. We took a 9 km round-trip walk to the Maltese Cross and...
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