Hiking across the Cape
Last Tuesday I happened to see an eye catching photograph in the Cape Times newspaper, the silhoette of an athletic looking hiker on a mountain peak gazing into the mist; (somewhat reminiscent of Casper Friedrich's "Wanderer above Sea of Fog".)
Two members of the Mountain Club of South Africa, Jonathan Tillett and Nick Allen have managed a remerkable trek from Gordon's Bay to the Cederberg. It is considered to be the first time that this journey has been completed in its entirity. Their journey took them 15 days, over a series of weekends. Much of the route was through rough terrain and thick vegetation.
Being the first people to accomplish a long journey like this is always difficult, as you can never be sure whether all your hard efforts and planning will be rewarded, of if close to your goal your success may be thawted by some or other obstacle. The isolation of travelling through 'unchartered' or previously untrodden ground can be extremely hazardous too.
I look forward to hopefully following this route in the future with my daughter, Rosemary. For the moment though we will stick to enjoying toddler sized achievments like our recent hike to Smitswinkel Bay for Rape Crisis. More about that in the next blog, when I finally get the camera and computer to understand that they ARE connected and CAN download the masses of images taken!
Two members of the Mountain Club of South Africa, Jonathan Tillett and Nick Allen have managed a remerkable trek from Gordon's Bay to the Cederberg. It is considered to be the first time that this journey has been completed in its entirity. Their journey took them 15 days, over a series of weekends. Much of the route was through rough terrain and thick vegetation.
Being the first people to accomplish a long journey like this is always difficult, as you can never be sure whether all your hard efforts and planning will be rewarded, of if close to your goal your success may be thawted by some or other obstacle. The isolation of travelling through 'unchartered' or previously untrodden ground can be extremely hazardous too.
I look forward to hopefully following this route in the future with my daughter, Rosemary. For the moment though we will stick to enjoying toddler sized achievments like our recent hike to Smitswinkel Bay for Rape Crisis. More about that in the next blog, when I finally get the camera and computer to understand that they ARE connected and CAN download the masses of images taken!
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