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The Klein River and Vlei near Hermanus can apparently claim that:

at 80 km in length, the Klein River is the river with the shortest distance between its origin and its mouth in the world – 5 km as the crow flies (according to the Stanford Tourism Bureau)
the bird sanctuary, that is located where the river [...]

Mumbo Island is one of the great places in Africa. Imagine a tropical island surrounded by warm, clear water and freshwater, tropical fish.

On most weekends, Deon and I paddle and sail this coast, spending countless enjoyable hours.

Plettenberg Bay: 17 & 19 December 2006: The Robberg peninsula is a nature reserve and marine protected area at the southern extremity of Plettenberg Bay,

28-29 April 2006: Deon and I decided to paddle on the Gamkaspoort Dam near Prince Albert. Great fun – but we later found out you actually require permission from the waterfiskaal to do this…

A 40km paddle along some of the most beautiful coastline in the Cape – Cape Hangklip to Gordons Bay. (”Hangklip” = “Hanging Rock”)

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.