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Spitzkoppe

After saying our goodbyes and MeWeAh to the San group, we headed out towards Spitzkoppe , an epic mountain in Namibia. We parked under a tree some 6km away from the Spitzkoppe National Park and enjoye...

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Sep 7, 2021

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Fish River Canyon Hike

9 August 2021 was d-day : the start of our 6 day hike in the Fish River Canyon : an epic bucket list item! We got up early as our shuttle to Hobas- some 70km north- would be leaving at 7am. We packed ...

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Aug 8, 2021

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Cederberg

After our few days of R&R at St Helena Bay, we headed for the mountains. As we came closer to the Cederberg mountain range, part of the greater Cape Floral World Heritage Site , we could see snow on t...

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Jul 15, 2021

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Sentinel and Tugela Falls

We left Monk’s Cowl in quite overcast conditions which luckily cleared mid morning when we passed through bright and yellow fields. We took a short break at the Sterkfontein Dam , peaceful and azure i...

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May 15, 2021

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Monks Cowl

The challenging and partially scary Sani Pass done and dusted, we turned north-north east towards the next part of the Drakensberg, a Unesco World Heritage Site . We skirted the south side of the Malo...

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May 10, 2021

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Jonkershoek Waterfall Hike

One Sunday, together with our friends Gavin and Lee (we were still working at Trokkie at their workshop) we joined my sister Lut and husband Gerhard for a tasting day in the winelands. Gerhard’s broth...

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Oct 1, 2020

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Cederberg Cracks

As we had been advised that Wolfberg Cracks would be a serious hike, we got up early and- because Trokkie is slightly slower than a landcruiser- we sent my sister ahead for permits and caught up with ...

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Sep 10, 2020

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Outback Uluru Road trip

A year or two ago, while in Australia visiting kids and grandkids, we read somewhere an article promoting “Field of Lights” at Uluru (Ayers Rock), an installation of British artist Bruce Munro … , on ...

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Dec 1, 2019

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Rock art road trip

In December 2018, Erika and family visited South Africa for the first time after their move to Jamaica. Christmas is the magic time and having missed out on the festive season with the family in 2017,...

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Dec 1, 2018

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South Africa and Lesotho

One of the places to visit that has been on our bucket list for a long time is Lesotho , a small independent country surrounded by South Africa. Not only did we want to take on the renowned Sani Pass,...

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Jun 1, 2018

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Retired and with our family spread around the world, we decided to get out of here and hit the road to see more of this amazing planet! Feel free to browse our photos, read our stories, and follow us on our travels.

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