Canyoning in Cabeceiras de Basto
Camping, canoeing & cycling in Vierhuizen
From Rugby to Rodin in Paris
Form vs Function cycling Garda Lake
Underwater residents of Punta Cana
Schiermonnikoog, a Frisian island cycling day trip
Camping, Cycling & Osnabruck May Fair
Croquettes and Kilkenny in Amsterdam
Muzi Pan Canoeing – Zulu Culture, Hippos, Wetland Creatures
Orpen Bush Walk (Kruger Park)
In the hot, baking sun we drudged ourselves, albeit rather willingly, behind two armed game rangers from Orpen Camp in the Kruger National Park. Our guides, Carol and Thomas, had fetched us in their open game-drive vehicle from the ablution facilities at Tamboti Tented Camp where we were staying. After introducing themselves and giving us a briefing of the walk, we headed out into the bumpy bushveld. Continue reading
FlevOnice 5km Outdoor Ice Skating Course
The winters in The Netherlands are becoming milder and milder. Much to the dismay of the Dutch, for whom ice skating on natural ice is highly sought after. Thanks to the myriad of canals and rivers, skaters can enjoy courses of up to 200km.
The outdoors, ice skating in nature, wafting along reed beds, freedom. That’s the intention behind the multi-functional outdoor recreation centre that opened in December 2007, called “FlevOnice” or “Ice World”. We visited the course on a very busy Boxing Day (2007). Continue reading
Tiger Shark Dive – Aliwal Shoal – Umkomaas
Shore-entry Navigation Dive
During our Master Diving training course, we were instructed to do a shore-entry navigation dive in our buddy pairs. This meant kitting up on the beach, gently easing into the waves, setting the appropriate navigation course, putting fins on, submerging beneath the waves and setting off in the right direction.
The intention was to swim out 30m, surface, wave to the instructor, take another bearing back, submerge and return. Being near-professionals, currents and swell needed to be taken into consideration. We had calculated how long it took us to swim 30m, so the time had been set. Continue reading
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