Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
Today was the day scheduled for my hike over into Featherstone Kloof. The weather forecast on Saturday said that Sunday would be 30-35 Centigrade so I got up early at 5.40 and was off by 7.00. Unfortunately the forecast was wrong and as I trod slowly home at 12.00 it was 39! Far too hot.... Continue Reading →
This last two weeks have been extremely wet in Grahamstown which has led to the main road from Port Elizabeth collapsing completely. There are some great pictures here in Grocott's Mail. On Thursday, after 10 days of rain, we got a day of warmth and sunshine which led to the most spectacular and menacing storm... Continue Reading →
Spending the weekend with Harry at Cintsa was a little tricky .. after all were we at Cintsa, Chintsa or Chinsta (see first three pictures below)? And was it going to be a bachelor weekend for the two of us or were we going to be two Grumpy Old Men ... I leave you to... Continue Reading →
I walked past here three weeks ago on a long day's hike with my brother. It is a couple of years since I stayed in the tiny cottage beyond the headland at Gustafsberg, above the small boat harbour at Lindesnäs. I used to wake up early in the morning and you could hear the weather.... Continue Reading →
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