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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Swaziland

After crossing the Oshoek border crossing into Swaziland from South Africa, we made our way to the Malolotja Nature Reserve. Malolotja is in the highveld on the edge of the Drakensburg mountain range. The nature reserve was lovely with hiking trails throughout. While none of the big five are present, there were many antelope and […]

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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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