Comrades

Sunday June 1st saw the 89th running of the Comrades Marathon, an ultra-marathon between Pietermaritzberg and Durban. It is touted as one of the toughest ultra-marathons in the world, alternating each year with an up and down run. This year was a down run, from Pietermaritzberg to Durban (up runs cover the course in the […]

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iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maphelane

We wanted to share our experience in Maphelane because it was one of the highlights of our trip along the coast of South Africa. Maphelane is only 5km from St. Lucia, however, to get there you must take a major detour around the estuary which makes the trip about 90km. 90km doesn’t seem like that […]

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15 Things You Never Want To See On Your GPS

Now we’ve done a lot of off roading, in Africa the easiest way to reach a destination may not be direct, it could involve a couple river crossings, or consist of driving through some dried up riverbeds, well you get the point. We’ve encountered a few disturbing messages on our GPS throughout our travels that […]

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