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It was a glorious day for hiking: blue skies and a pleasant 10 – 22C (50 – 72F). Thanks to all who participated and thank you to Ilona and Jan for co-hosting. A beautiful morning in the company of beautiful people and everyone enjoyed a good workout. Following the hike some of us headed to Thaba …
Sunday Hiking and Walking – Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve – 6 May 2018 Read More »
A Happy New Year! We had a large group – everyone braved the heat wave. The temperature reached 32C (90F)…. yes, hot!! The beacon is normally the hottest area in the nature reserve but fortunately enough it was not too bad due to a pleasant breeze. We separated into our 3 groups (5k walk, 12K …
Sunday Hiking and Walk – Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve – 7 Jan 2018 Read More »
We had beautiful blue skies and the temperature gradually rose from 14C (57F) to 29C (84F). We separated into 3 groups viz: the 5K walk, 12K and 14K hikes. The Nature Reserve has become much greener and additional rain will certainly be welcome. At one stage we were talking about how one can get rid …
Sunday Hiking and Walk – Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve – 5 Nov 2017 Read More »
Johannesburg celebrated the arrival of Spring with fantastic weather: it was a cold 6C (43F) at 5am which gradually warmed up to 24C (75F) by midday. A sunny, cloudless day throughout… It was great meeting “old” friends and making new friendships. Welcome to all newcomers and willkommen bei Brody Willys und Wiebke Boeke. We separated …
Sunday Hiking and Walk-Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve – 3 Sept 2017 Read More »
It was a glorious Autumn morning in Johannesburg: blue skies and a pleasant 19C (66F). The morning quickly warmed up and it was HOT by the time we completed the hike (30C – 86F). The people in our group were friendly, we had a good work-out (including the 2 steep koppies) and we saw some …
Hiking Klipriviersberg Johannesburg – Sunday Hike and Lunch 2 April 2017 Read More »
We had quite a large group (18 hikers on the 13.5Km and 14 hikers on the 11,5Km group). As always it was great meeting “old” friends and making new ones. Bienvenue to our French friends. Another beautiful, sparkling day. Following the hike we had a most enjoyable lunch, company and conversation at Thaba Ya. Thanks …
Sunday Hike – Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve – 2016 Oct 2 Read More »
Sunday was a beautiful clear sunny day with no wind – perfect hiking conditions. It was cool in the early morning and it soon warmed up. We enjoyed a good workout in the great outdoors. As always it was great meeting “old” friends and making new acquaintances and friends. Bienvenue Augustin , Charlene , Gilles et …
I got a bit worried when I listened to the weather forecast on the news on Saturday night – the forecast for the following day, Sunday the 3rd July was 3C min and 15C max… (more below…) [Click on a photo to enlarge it] Photos: Courtesy of Niren Singh At the meeting place close to …
There was heavy fog as we approached Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve. It was great meeting friends and newcomers. For the first kilometer we couldn’t see where we were walking… finally the weather cleared and we enjoyed a sun-filled day for the rest of the hike. Yageshree commented that her Mom maintains that if there is heavy …
Sunday Hike and Lunch – 7 Feb 2016: a beautiful sunny day, good exercise, great company and an enjoyable lunch. Thanks to all who participated. Thanks to Ilona and Niren for co-hosting and thanks to Billy and Jan for the photos.