To Chapman’s Peak and beyond . . .
Chapman's Peak must be the best known mountain peak in South Africa. There are several versions of how the mountain received its name but they all agree on one thing - the mountain was named after John Chapman - a lowly ship's sailor. On our way we saw this magnificent Protea cynaroides flower: We saw magnificent scenery And finally, in a howling gale-force southeaster, we made it to the top of Chapman's Peak. ...
Cape Town Weather
Cape Town weather is renowned for its unpredictability and variability. Yesterday was sunny and windless. Today the mountain was beautiful, with aperfect table-cloth draped over the table. With a group from Prima Travel (www.primatravel.com) we ascended right into the cloud. The views were not great but the ambience was good and the flowers were wonderful. Bulbinella nutans Disa rosea Eventually we emerged from the cloud back into the sunshine and everyone was instantly happier! ...
Getting into our stride
I can't believe that I only have 24 more days of walking left in the forthcoming month! Today my new Finnish and Estonian friends from Olympia Travel (www.olympia.fi) completed a fairly long but very beautiful walk along the Cape Peninsula Mountaibuy cheap cialisns. It is impossible to depict in photographs just how beautiful it was today but here are a few attempts: The Table Mountain sandstone cliffs provided a breathtaking backdrop. ...
WALK WALK WALK
I'm exceptionally fortunate that my work often requires me to walk in the most beautiful locations. And over the next 29 days I will be walking for 26 of these days - on mountains and beaches and in the most biodiverse plant kingdom in the world. I pcialis saleromise to share the highlights of these walks too. Today was the first day of this walking episode. I started a four-day walk with a group of Finns and Estonians for Olympia Travel www.olympia.fi and Into Africa www. intoafrica.com. We could not have...
BLOOD ROOT
They go by a whole array of common names: Butterfly Lily, Red Root, Spider Flower, Coffee Bean . . . but whatever you call them, the flowers of Wachendorfia paniculata are delightful. They are commonly seen on walking trails on Table Mountaibuy levitra 20mgn and around Cape Town. They are from the Blood Root family, so named because their rhizomes are deep red in colour and can be used to make a dye. If you look carefully at the accompanying photograph you will notice something unique about these flowers. Two of the...
ROCK KESTRELS ON TABLE MOUNTAIN
Last week when I was walking on Table Mountain I came across this beautiful Rock Kestrel. He allowed me to approach so close that I suspected he could not fly. However when some other walkers approached he flew-off quite capably. These small raptors are fairly common around Table Mountain, where they feed on insects, lizards and small rodents. Apparently they will sometimes also feed on small birds and bats....
HONEYMOON ON THE MOUNTAIN
John & Katy, from Los Angeles chose South Africa for their honeymoon. They also decided to conquer Table Mountain while on Honeymoon. I think that they had a great idea. Walking up the mountain is a slower more social experience than rushing up aorder cheap cialis onlinend down in a Cable Car. Anyway, once they’ve conquered the ascent of Table mountain together, they’ll be better equipped to conquer all future challenges they face together! Congratulations to John & Katy. [caption id="attachment_568" align="aligncenter" width="528" caption="Hiking up Table Mountain"][/caption] ...
TEAM BUILDING AND LESSONS FROM NATURE
For some time now Walk In Africa has been developing corporate walking experiences. Last week we teamed-up with PROMENTOR and took a few of their affiliates on a walk. PROMENTOR works in the corporate sector, assisting entrepreneurs, business leaders and professionals to improve their performance and that of their businesses. This was an ideal opportunity to obtain feedback from the experts. We chose a walk that provided a little bit of a challenge, plenty of reward, spectacular scenery and great diversity. We used several tools for this exercise. One of these...
Table Mountain Fact or Fiction?
An American, by the name of Joshua Penny wrote a book in which he described how he lived on Tableorder cialis online Mountain for a period of 14 months. In the book he claimed that he was press ganged into the British Navy and when his ship (Sceptre) docked in Cape Town in 1797, he faked illness and escaped on his way to the hospital. Being afraid that he would be recaptured, he fled to Table Mountain and lived there for 14 months surviving on only wild fruits and animals....
Devil’s Peak and the Table Mountain tablecloth
Jan Van Hunks was a retired sea captain who liked to smoke his pipe in the mornings and used to do so on the slopes of the mountain now called Devil's Peak. He smoked there because his wife used to chase him away when smoking in the house. One day as he was sitting there enjoying his smoke, a sHolothinktrange looking man appeared and asked him for a light. He gave the man a light, and for some reason the man asked him for a smoking contest. Van Hunk agreed. They...