by Ralph Pina | Apr 14, 2001 | Groot Winterhoek Wilderness, hiking, trails, wilderness trail
“To Hell and back”: 12 to 13 May 2001 Well, not really. It was more like paradise. A perfect autumn weekend in the Cape mountains above Tulbagh and Porterville.Big Ron and I followed the Groot Kliphuis River down to De Tronk, our mission to experience...
by Ralph Pina | Mar 28, 2001 | Kruger National Park, trails, walking safaris, wilderness trail
Southern Kruger Park: 25 to 28 March 2001 Once again Marion and I were privileged to participate in a wilderness trail (FAQ), this time the Napi Trail midway between Pretoriuskop and Skukuza. Napi was the newest of Kruger’s seven wilderness trails and its... by Ralph Pina | Nov 30, 2000 | Cederberg Wilderness Area, hiking, trails, wilderness trail
November 2000 Once again Peter and I headed off into the mountains above Algeria to find silence and isolation, accompanied by a lone Finnish traveller. But this time the weather stayed cool, and on the Sunday became even windy and rainy. The idea was to overnight at... by Ralph Pina | Nov 8, 2000 | hiking, Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve, trails
The Oorlogskloof River flows into the Doring River from the north, draining the Nieuwoudtville plateau. The 5-day Rock Pigeon Route winds through spectacular canyon-land and has been designed to take the hiker up chimneys, behind waterfalls and over great boulders.... by Ralph Pina | Jun 11, 2000 | Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, canoeing
Photos of Orange River canoeing trips through the Richtersveld over the years Orange River canoeing trips have become a great South African family adventure since the 1980s when commercial canoeing and rafting commenced on South Africa’s longest river. The...
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