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The Tale of Steve and Kat
June 2005 is the year and a long story begins. A tale of fellow adventurers, lives travelling in parallel, with similar goals and aspirations, culminating in the most longstanding of feuds. The battle of landrover versus landcruiser. After a long day in the heat of Namibia, on a long and dusty road at dusk, a…
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Saskia endures 1000 km on horseback across Mongolia
Twenty-five riders mounted their horses amidst the ruins of the Great Khaan’s ancient capital Kharkhorin, to face a gruelling 1000 km race across the empty wilderness of Mongolia. This was no ordinary horse race. The Mongol Derby was not a test of the horse’s speed, but of the rider’s skill and endurance… Franschhoek’s own Saskia Van Heeren has…
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Franschhoek families execute a safari
Five families. Ten adults (but could be classified otherwise) and thirteen children from Franschhoek decided to go on safari. South African, Dutch, Australian and Scottish. A cocktail recipe for disaster. The unfortunate hangover was for the neighbouring campers, that unbeknown to them, had to endure the onslaught of Franschhoek-on-tour. Your neighbours from the bottom-of-the-barrel; soused…