40 days ~ 40 hikes ~ Walking 4 Education The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page ~ Augustine of Hippo We were sad to leave the mountain and Witsies but what a treat to descend gradually through the Mahai valley. First the high grassy hills, then sandstone
40 days ~ 40 hikes ~ Walking 4 Education Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi We woke early at Witsies and had a quick breakfast and we then met our hiking companions who’d taken a drive round. The road is paved to Witsieshoek
40 days ~ 40 hikes ~ Walking 4 Education Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. Aristotle We departed from the Cavern at 11am and hiked up Sugar Loaf Gap, behind Sugar Loaf and onto Cold Hill. It was a steep climb and our small group, Hilton, Olivia (10), Noah
The 40 Series ~ 40 days ~ 40 hikes ~ Walking 4 Education. Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn ~ Benjamin Franklin Echo Cave is a shorter morning walk but it is often a hike that folk find quite tough! The hike to Echo Cave
The 40 Series ~ 40 days ~ 40 hikes ~ Walking 4 Education. Challenge is what makes men. It will be the end when men stop looking for new challenges. ~ Sir Edmund Hillary It’s been another magic day in the great outdoors! We began our morning with fun & games on the grass then
The 40 Series ~ 40 days ~ 40 hikes ~ Walking 4 Education. He who opens a school door, closes a prison ~ Victor Hugo We woke to another glorious Autumn day with blue skies and crisp mountain air. We joined the Cavern’s morning walk to Cannibal Cavern. We headed past Cowslip Falls Dam, Pascoe’s
The 40 Series ~ 40 days ~ 40 hikes ~ Walking 4 Education Our first hike set off on the most perfect day. Our party of 15 assembled on the lawn at around 9:15am and headed off for the little pimple on the skyline, Sugar Loaf. Hiking for 40 days was always going to be
Planning for 40 days requires a lot of thought. How fit will I need to be? Will my good old trusted boots do the trick? And what food would be the most nutritious and energy enhancing? Food is a big one. I associate food with happiness, family and good times. It is no wonder that
TWO! more rarities at The Cavern on consecutive days Grey-headed Kingfisher This is a tropical migrant, rare in South Africa, and “confined” to the Kruger Park, with a couple of records in northern Zululand. Imagine the surprise when one appeared on the bare branches of the big gums not 60 metres from the hotel. It
40 days – 40 hikes – 4 Education – An attempt at the planning It is always a great idea to have all things in life mapped out. To know where you are and to have an idea about where you’re going can be extremely helpful. I plan. But I do prefer to have a
