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Noordhoek Beach…one of the favourites

By Scott in General,Parks | No Comments

If you've seen my website's "about me" page, you'll see a photo of me and my border collie Jasper...on Noordhoek Beach. For me, it's my favourite place in Table Mountain National Park...well, probably all of Cape Town. Which is a tough call, because there are so many places I enjoy going around the peninsula. Anyway, Noordhoek has been a place that I've spent many, many hours running the 4km long stretch of white sand with Jasper, walking with friends, swimming (despite the FREEZING water), and
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First official night of Year in the Wild!

By Scott in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Last night was the first night of Year in the Wild! I spent it at the beautifully-built and conceived Silvermine Tented Camp on top of Table Mountain. It was a cold, clear night, with a moon rising above the city of Cape Town. Even though we are in the middle of one of South Africa's biggest cities, we could hardly hear the city below. Instead, the only sounds that broke the silence were frogs, crickets (I think they were crickets?) and the odd brave francolin which called out during the
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