Oct 03 2024
On the first day of the hike, we climbed up Kasteelspoort. The weather was extremely miserable that day, with the wind extremely strong. The wind was so strong that it made waterfalls flow upwards! On top of the mountain it started to rain. This was very unpleasant as the wind blew the rain horizontally into …
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Dec 22 2022
On Saturday 5 November 2022 the senior cubs from 1st and 4th Claremont gathered at Constantia Nek at noon ready for a hike. Our backpacks were filled with mess kits, sleeping bags, change of clothes, plenty of water and most importantly snacks! Everyone first posed for a few photos before we started. At the beginning …
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Dec 28 2021
The junior scouts set out early from Cecilia Forest and ended at 2pm at Teresa Ave in Camps Bay. David, Susan, Jonathan and Junior led the hike. It was very varied; some areas would be flat, steep, narrow and very uphill. It wasn’t too hot and was partly cloudy. Our first destination was a waterfall …
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Mar 24 2021
On the 6th of February 1st Claremont had one of their first hikes in over six months. It started at Rhodes Memorial and finally ended at the top parking lot at Kirstenbosch. It was a fun yet exhausting experience as most of us hadn’t exercised much over lockdown and weren’t as fit as we liked …
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May 28 2018
In April we had a Cub expedition to Signal Hill. We started our walk at the Iziko Natural History Museum, and walked through the Gardens, past the “Arch for the Arch”, and through the city centre past Greenmarket Square. Our first stop was in Bo-Kaap where we visited the Bo-Kaap museum and bought koeksisters (the …
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Jul 08 2015
Taking advantage of a rare 4 day holiday in winter when SMC hut was available, we commenced the hike at 14h00 from Constantia Nek, going up the Bel Ombre Route. Heavy rain was forecast for at least one day of the hike and the weather was cold but not wet on the first day. The …
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