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Grotto Bay

Leader: Suzanne Smith 28 August 2023

It was a spur-of-the-moment idea for us as MCSA group to see flowers this year without going all…

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Meerendal circular

Leader: Suzanne Smith 15 August 2023

The day dawned sunnily and cool, allowing for comfortable hiking and best 360 degree views. Seven hikers, from…

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De Mond Camp 6-9 September 2021

Leader: Suzanne Smith 1 November 2021

Thirty-one of us spent four days at De Mond in Tankwa Karoo, and each of us were enriched…

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Kleinmond circular

Leader: Suzanne Smith 24 June 2021

The blurb promised a variety of terrain in this fynbos-rich area. The route covers about 15 kms, but…

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Route 5, Bain’s Kloof

Leader: Suzanne Smith 25 January 2018

While others indulged in Summer School, a group of 11 drought-stricken Capetonians were treated to cool gushing mountain…

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Houw Hoek Traverse

Leader: Suzanne Smith 25 July 2017

Although In the past we had completed parts of this traverse, mostly as out-and-back routes, we believe it…

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