My Discoverer Hike was more of a patrol adventure up the West Coast. We met at my house in the morning and set off to the !Khwa ttu Nature Reserve near Yzerfontein. We were dropped there and explored the San Heritage Museum. The museum was super interactive and interesting, and I’m really glad we could recognize the history of the area we were exploring. We then set off on the actual hike, which I think we all had a lot of fun with. On the way home, we stopped at Blouberg for a swim and an ice-cream underneath a perfect clear sky.
Oliver Ringrose says: “The Bateleur Patrol set out on a patrol hike in the !Khwa ttu Nature Reserve exploring its trails and landscapes. We stopped at the museum, which was awesome and had lots of interactive parts. Along the way, we saw springbok and other varying types of wildlife. This was an awesome time to be remembered.”
Matthew Darcy Evans says: “The day started off fairly cold, but thankfully we got to look around inside the museum before we set off, which was very interesting. It did take us a while to find the correct route to take, but eventually we found it. It then proceeded to warm up quite quickly. We saw some cool animals along the route, like a tortoise, as well as some ostriches. On the way back, we stopped at the beach where some of us swam, and we had ice cream. It was a great hike, and I think everyone enjoyed it.”
Harry Deering says: “It was very fun to go on your hike, the view was really nice, and the walk itself was really fun because we didn’t need to rush it that much, and we were talking a lot, which was nice, so there wasn’t silence. The museum was quite interesting, with all the things that were there and the video that we watched. The buttons made sounds, and when you hovered your hand above the table, it made a sound.”
Overall a very fun day with some great memories!
Julia Webb
