We get going early from Port Alfred and begin our trek to Bulungula Lodge, the first of our three backpacker stops. We have plenty of kilometres to cover and we are optimistic the roads will be on our side. As we cross the Fish River and glance at the old border post building which is…
Month: August 2011
A winter walk on the beach
The icy wind wraps its fingers around your neck then runs them up through your hair, knotting and tangling the strands around themselves. Sand pale as snow sweeps past as if in a hurry. Suddenly it stops and the sun dances along your shoulders offering brief but absorbing warmth. The sand picks up again flying…