Cool and cloudy
My first ‘proper’ walk since last year, post-Covid and finally conquering the fatigue. Such a pleasure to be back on
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beauty
First heatwave of summer
Where is the best place to be when the mercury is soaring, the palm trees are motionless and even the
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Protected: Interlude with a butterfly
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Another helluva hot hike
For weeks we have complained about the wind in Cape Town (normal for this time of year) and now that
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Kirstenbosch contour
Yesterday’s walk from Constantia Nek to Kirstenbosch is generally regarded as a ‘flat’ walk, but memories are short and the
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There and back
This crazy Cape Town weather leaves us in a tizz over what to wear on our hikes – raincoat with
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Trudging through Tokai
Again the strong winds battering the southern Peninsula meant a change in plan for our walk at Olifantsbos, and the
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Blown away
The Cape Doctor has arrived! A little later than usual, but making up for his absence with a vengeance as
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A great recovery
It’s always interesting to see changes along the trails we repeat – mostly caused by fires and floods, seldom by
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A wander along our Natural Wonder
How easily we forget the difficult ascent and descent when we return to the slopes of Table Mountain to wander
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