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So I could not Afford Everest. I Climbed Table Mountain Instead. Part 2

January 31, 2011

[Note: This is Part 2 of, yes, Part 1.] Reaching my first escape route, Nursery Ravine - a long, vertical set of stairs into the top of Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden - I did a quick mental recap; lots of liquid remained, maybe too much. The legs were in good shape, knees defiantly steady. Spirit was strong. Time was good. I pushed on. The rugged trail climbed over another ridge and then descended into a deep chasm. Second escape route, Skeleton Gorge. This one was equipped with ladders and also led down to...

Coming soon...

January 31, 2011

Here's a taste of blog posts currently in the writing oven:• "So I Could Not Afford Everest. I Climbed Table Mountain Instead. Part 2"• "Table Mountain's India Venster: Don't Try this at Home"• "Interview with the Astronaut"• "Abalimi Bezekhaya - Township Urban Micro-Agriculture"• "Snapshots of a Drive Around Cape Point"• "Cape Malay colors"Stay...

Cool runnings

February 11, 2010

I had meant to post more often about the running routes I've discovered but as always, time is running out (pardon the pun) - we are about to hit the road. But let's see... The most memorable runs were the Good Faith Trail Run on the 12 Apostles and A Hot Morning Cruise Across Cape Point. The 12 Apostles trail run was 18 km long and took 3:20 hrs, starting steeply above Llandudno, following the top of the Apostles on the back of Table Mountain, cutting across to the reservoirs, joining the jeep track, descending to the...

South African Flowers

June 19, 2009

Bizarre, beautiful, maybe simple, often exquisitely complex, at times shy and others outrageously loud, whether orchids or carnivores, these are the flowers and plants of the Western Cape. They are the fynbos, part of the Cape floral kingdom, smallest of the world's six floral kingdoms but also the richest per area unit. Most shots were taken around Cape Point, Table Mountain and Silvermine, magical places if I ever knew one, on many a beautiful walk with Marie, nature all around, peace within. I will label each...

Meaner pets

March 1, 2008

For local hazards, Americans have pit bulls and bears. South Africans, because they think like National Geographic editors, have baboons and ostriches. Don't be fooled. These aren't cute and they aren't sweet. They're mean, dangerous and moody creatures. Or so I was told. Take the case of baboons, for instance: driving around Cape Town, Cape Point and the Karoo, one would be hard pressed to ignore the presence of these odd primates. There are signs everywhere reminding more evolved primates of just how dangerous baboons...

Penguins!

February 23, 2008

South Africa, in the mind of most people, is synonymous with game. Not poker. Not soccer. Game. As in big animals. No, not B'ush. Animals that are hunted down. And go on four legs. Oh, wait a minute, ok, maybe there are animals that go on two. Well, B'ush actually goes on all four when it comes to political games. But that's not the kind of game I'm talking about. Or the kind of animal. My animals are much more human. And by game I meant the African kind. But it's still hunting, and I despise it. Hunt B'ush down, yeah, but...

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