Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
In August 2006 Andy and I had a memorable trip hiking and camping in the Swedish arctic. We flew to Kiruna and then got the bus to Nikkaluokta and hiked up and along Vistasvaggi. We had plenty of sunshine! I've made a photo-book of the trip that you can access with this link. Source: Arctic... Continue Reading →
This is our favourite weekend walk. Direct from the front door is a 14 km hike that starts by crossing the Grahamstown bypass and then goes up over the grasslands of Mountain Drive before dropping down 'heartbreak hill' and into Featherstone Kloof . Then it's along the valley, across the stream, through some woodland and... Continue Reading →
Midwinter is about the best time to hike the Klipsringer Trail, actually you can't hike it in the summer months due to the extreme heat and lack of water on the route . We broke up the long drive (900 kms) by overnighting at the Mountain Zebra Park and you can see just how cold... Continue Reading →
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