Table Mountain from Constantia neck

Why don't we do this more often? It is so accessible and beautiful and on our doorstep.

SouthAfrica.info says this: "The Cape Floral region is a Unesco World Heritage site and a global biodiversity hotspot, containing more plant species than the whole of the British Isles."

From Constantia Nek to the dams on top of Table Mountain, all the way on a jeep track, 15 kilometers with a total ascent of 843 meters.

Looking south, south-east with False Bay in the distance. 

Dam at the Overseers Cottage.

Hely-hutchinson Reservoir

Fynbos splendour

Got to do this more often.

Walking down to Constantia Nek in the afternoon - all in the shade of the mountain

Melkbos to Blouberg along the beach

Today Christo and Nelda started their training walks for their camino trip.

We walked from Melkbos to Blouberg along the beach - 10 kilometers.

The waves were massive and it was high tide! We had to watch the water all the time and mostly walked above the high water mark where the sand is soft, making the walking tough and slow!  A not so easy walk, but we had a great time and the cappuccino at Big Bay was just the way to end a great day.

Lunch on the beach after an hours walk.

Nelda and Belinda - happy with the progress.

Running from the surf to keep the boots dry.

Perigrinos on their way.

For we walk thru life but once and then are no more.

Belinda and me

The end of the day's walk. Sharing a story about how a mosquito will bounce off  a Kingsley Holsgate outdoor shirt.  

Jonkershoek again

Beautiful Jonkershoek again with lots of wild flowers!
Walked 16,5 kilometers in five hours! Very tired at the end.
But keep in mind, with the adjustment for height variance, it is equal to 21 kilometers on level ground.

Mount Cedar weekend

Fantastic weekend at Mount Cedar.

Jonkershoek Stellenbosch

Short walk in Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch for Belinda to try out her new hiking boots

Short sunset walk at Blouberg

The Camino, the start of our journey.

For a very specific reason my motto became:

While you can see, you must look.

While you can walk, you must walk.

While you can run, you must run.

As time goes by, the ability to do these these things diminish, thus do it while you can.

We 

Belinda and me

will soon depart
on a journey

an adventure 

to walk and to see

to walk and to talk

to listen and to learn

to be shaped and to shape

each other and others

on the journey,

Belinda and me.