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Mad dogs and Englishmen …

Mad dogs and Englishmen …

by Ralph Pina | Dec 24, 2020 | Cederberg Wilderness Area, hiking, wilderness trail

… go out in the midday sun (in the Cederberg in summer) Or so the song goes. Except that the hiking group comprised a Belgian, a German, a half-Dutchman, a half-Greek-Cypriot and a boeremeisie – the instigator. All keen hikers and outdoorspeople. Almost...

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