Leader: Trevor Joseph
17 members registered for the hike, but five cancelled on the evening before because of forecast near gale force south easterly winds. So, 12 hikers enjoyed a route most were not familiar with. The route is interesting with varied views, firstly over Fish Hoek, then False Bay towards Simonstown and beyond, then Glencairn, before a break at the Brakkloofrant Beacon overlooking Noordhoek towards Longbeach and Chapman’s Peak. The weather turned out to be much more favourable than predicted, as seen from the group photo at the Elsies Peak beacon, where we were not blown away.
The botanists enjoyed the vast spreads of Satyrium carneum, Serruria villosa, and Gazanias.