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The Guy Who Kayaked Across the Atlantic Because...
In 1953, Dr. Hannes Lindemann, a German doctor who had just settled in Liberia (probably hoping for a peaceful career of writing prescriptions and avoiding mosquito bites), met a fellow...
The Guy Who Kayaked Across the Atlantic Because...
In 1953, Dr. Hannes Lindemann, a German doctor who had just settled in Liberia (probably hoping for a peaceful career of writing prescriptions and avoiding mosquito bites), met a fellow...
Knot a waste
The tide was too high, the wind too strong, and the ocean churned with a fury that kept even the most seasoned fishermen onshore. In Bokkomlaan, where the salted scent...
Knot a waste
The tide was too high, the wind too strong, and the ocean churned with a fury that kept even the most seasoned fishermen onshore. In Bokkomlaan, where the salted scent...
Hard Luck
Some things are just inherently lucky. That, or they’re with you so often they just seem lucky. I hadn’t been seasick in years. Not that I’m a weary old sea...
Hard Luck
Some things are just inherently lucky. That, or they’re with you so often they just seem lucky. I hadn’t been seasick in years. Not that I’m a weary old sea...
River Royalty
The story of the Berg River Marathon starts in 1952, when three intrepid Paarl adventurers, Bennie le Roux, Apie le Roux, and Sam du Toit, decided that the Berg River...
River Royalty
The story of the Berg River Marathon starts in 1952, when three intrepid Paarl adventurers, Bennie le Roux, Apie le Roux, and Sam du Toit, decided that the Berg River...
My Plek, Jou Plek of Laaiplek
Velddrif-Laaiplek is a fishing town situated at the mouth of the Berg River on the West Coast. During the decades of the 1940’s and 50’s, the natural river mouth was the...
My Plek, Jou Plek of Laaiplek
Velddrif-Laaiplek is a fishing town situated at the mouth of the Berg River on the West Coast. During the decades of the 1940’s and 50’s, the natural river mouth was the...
The Old Man and the Sea…of Troubles
Velddrif wakes up slowly... The first rays of sunlight creep over the salt pans, gilding the snoozing bokkom racks and chasing shadows from the banks of the Berg River. It’s...
The Old Man and the Sea…of Troubles
Velddrif wakes up slowly... The first rays of sunlight creep over the salt pans, gilding the snoozing bokkom racks and chasing shadows from the banks of the Berg River. It’s...