Great Hikes in 2002

Ian Webb, Cape Town, South Africa

A list of my hikes in 2002

2002

• 13 January: Up Table Mountain via India Venster to meet someone at the top cable station. Using a GPS, we went geocaching and found the cache we were looking for somewhere near Maclears Beacon.
• 23 February: Another popular hike on Table Mountain: up Skeleton Gorge, across to see the Camps Bay view down Kasteelspoort, and back down Nursery Ravine to Kirstenbosch.
• 23 April: Two honeymoon walks in the Wilderness area: one long walk along the beach in the mist, and another from Victoria Bay along the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe line to the Kaaimans River bridge and back, watching the dolphins.
• 26 April: The Blue Duiker trail in the Storms River area (Tsitsikamma National Park)
• 30 April: A walk to the Madonna and Child falls and Tyumie River falls in the Hogsback mountains (at the very end of the Amatola Trail)
• 4 May: Not exactly a hike - a spectacular tractor ride up Arangieskop near Montagu. Even if it's not much exercise, it's a must for any hiker, and also a chance for the disabled to enjoy the hiking experience.
• 16 June: Llandudno corner - starting from Suikerbossie, on a nice sunny winter's day. Up Llandudno Buttress, and down Llandudno Ravine.
• 17 June: Silvermine to Elephant's Eye. A miserable misty windy day - quite sheltered on the Tokai side of the mountain. We were planning to do the panorama circuit with fantastic views over Hout Bay, but the weather didn't cooperate. Two hikes in two days... a good use for a long weekend.
• 13 October: A Kalk Bay Caves outing with the Scouts. We went right through Boomslang (saw thousands of bats), into White Dome, a bit in Avernus (splash splash), Oread Halls, and finally a tight squeeze into Robin Hood, as far as the first chimney.
• 23-24 November: An overnight hike in the Cederberg with Carol. Starting at Driehoek, camping at Die Rif (what a nice place) and taking in Wolfberg Arch on the second day.

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