LIVE DEEPLY, TREAD LIGHTLY
Technically today was a rest day, however, it wasn’t quite so. We spent some time doing a talk at Lilyfontein Adventure School, a wonderful public school focused on outdoor and adventure. It is very eco-minded and were so welcoming to us. We loved our time there,...
Day 20… We had a 5 am start as we let Chintsa and began our way to East London Harbour. The skippers had left earlier to get fuel, however we arrived before them. During our travels, we got to see a beautiful sunrise. I was feeling sore, and my head was not in a good...
Day 19 is our first official finish day! Today we had a slow morning. At 11 am, we headed down to Chintsa beach to launch. Everyone joined us on the boat today, which was a fitting way to finish a tough month! Wayne and Rentia paddled out to the backline to make the...
Day 18 – was phenomenal! After a good night’s sleep, we headed to the beach for a sunrise shoot at the suspension bridge on Mazeppa beach. Met by a local tour guide, I did a quick interview before we set out to our start point. The launch was quite rough, with poor...
Okay, Day 17 is complete. I had, probably, my best and most solid sleep last night since I started this swim! Off the back of lots of prayers, some positive discussions with my agents, some homoeopathic sleep aid, and a late finish from the swim, deep sleep finally...
Wow, it’s Day 16… We finally get to swim after 4 days of waiting for the strong South Wester to pass. Today, we could take a slower morning, which was good because we needed to pack everything up in 2 new cars. It was a challenge reconfiguring everything, but we...
Downtime in Coffee Bay It is day 3 of our downtime in Coffee Bay. I spent most of Saturday cleaning the trailer, consolidating food and just organising my brain. I also uploaded all the pictures and ideas from the past 3 weeks and tried to catch up with myself. Sarah...
Day 15 arrived, and we had another slightly later start. We left our venue at 6 am, which was a welcomed change, as we had to pack everything again to move to our next destination at Coffee Bay. The challenge we have been facing in the Transkei is; trying to keep our...
Day 14 started with another 4 am wakeup. We packed up the trailer and loaded the car as it was time to move to our next destination – Umdumbe. It was a challenge for John to negotiate the small turning area at the top of a very steep and windy driveway, but with...
Day 13, and thankfully we had a slightly later start, as we are finally staying closer to the launch site! I was up at 4 am after a decent sleep. We all met the boat at 5:30 am. Today, Angelika was finally able to join us on the boat as she did not have to drive...