Yes, that’s the title; it’s as simple as that – the journey in finding the best, most simplistic, compact and somewhat lightest travelling coffee brewing kit for my journeying on the trails. Oh, yes, let’s not forget, the coffee travelling kit that produces the best cup on even the remotest trail; brewing coffee in often the remotest places on eart...
This 13km version of this inaugural trail run in Franschhoek was a circular up and down route on the mountainside above the town. The relentless lung busting uphill set me up for a lovely downhill that puts technical single track trail running on another level – pure excitement! On the way to the summit - snow in the distance on the Hottentots moun...
This somewhat annual trail run of ours takes place in the picturesque mountains of Montagu and Robertson. It was a 22km circular race that consisted of technical sandy and rocky mountain trail running amongst fine fynbos. This journey depicts the climb to the summit of the mountain range. On the 9km 800m elevation climb that takes us to that s...
The inaugural Whale of Trail Run took place in Cape Nature’s De Hoop Nature Reserve. It was a 51.3 km race that consisted of mountain fynbos trail running as well as a technical coastal section where land met sea. Sun setting on the eve of the race. The vlei and surrounds where the accommodation and race briefing took place. Coastal sand runni...
The Tsitsikamma Hiking Trail was a 6 day journey that took us over and through 65km of pristine hiking trail from Natures Valley to Storms River Village between 27 April – 2 May 2014: Day 1: Natures Valley DeVasselot Camp Site to Kalender Hut, 4.4 km The beautiful Natures Valley beach – the end of the Otter Hi...