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The Whale Trail in the pandemic

The Whale Trail in the pandemic

by Ralph Pina | Jan 24, 2021 | conservation, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Featured Posts, hiking, trails

As South Africa emerged from the hard lockdown in mid-2020, I became desperate to escape to the outdoors. On the off-chance that the Whale Trail was open, I contacted Cape Nature and easily obtained a booking for the trail in January 2021. The hugely popular trail was...

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