Go Take a Hike: Here Be Dragons

The Otter trail is considered by many to be the holy grail of hiking trails in South Africa. After completing the hike recently I have to agree. The trail winds through the rugged terrain of the Tsitsikamma Coastal and Marine Reserve and also includes some challenging river crossings. Many times when you are traversing the […]

Go Take a Hike: The essential guide to gaining weight in five days!

Note from Lisa: So Willie has agreed to write a few guest posts on the my blog re: The Otter Trail. Yay! 🙂 It turns out he’s got quite a lot to say, so be patient, your questions will eventually all get answered. He’ll also be responding to any comments to his posts personally! Over […]

Go Take a Hike: The Wild Coast Meander

[Previous installments of Go Take a Hike are Go Take a Hike: A Tale of Two Bags and Go Take a Hike: And They’re Off . . .] On Sunday night when the excitement of the upcoming Otter Trail had reached a peak in our house, I felt a bit of an anti-climax. I wasn’t […]

Go Take a Hike: And They’re Off . . .

[If you missed the previous installment Go Take a Hike: A Tale of Two Bags click here.] Monday night was busy in our house. There was equipment laid out ready for packing, daily food packs were being put together, super-light hi-tech fabric clothing was being rolled into little “worms”. I have to hand it to […]

Go Take a Hike: A Tale of Two Bags

If you ever need to plan an expedition, and you’ve never done it before, my advice would be don’t. Get Willie – or somebody like him – to go with you and take care of that side of things. Willie is a planner – in his profession life and in his personal endeavors. He does […]