The Beast 2015
“What is man without the beasts? For if all the beasts were gone, man would die of a great loneliness of the spirit.” These wise words were uttered way back in the mid 1800s by a rather astute Native American chap named Chief Seattle. We must presume, of...
My musings on our Drakensberg Grand Traverse
If you know the why, the how takes care of itself. Well, that’s not altogether true – it omits to mention the tremendous amount of planning and preparation that goes into ensuring that the how happens. That ‘small point’ aside, I wholeheartedly believe...
counting down to the Drakensberg Grand Traverse
This is a blog I’ve looked forward to writing for more than two years – ever since I first mustered up the courage in January 2013 to ask Ryno Griesel whether he’d be interested in teaming up for a mixed record attempt of the Drakensberg Grand Traverse. His response...
Run The Rann 2015 (161km)
“Trail running is a dangerous sport, and ultra trail running is the extreme version of it, because the nature of the playground is wild and sometimes, like here in the Rann, quite inhospitable.” These are the words of Gaël Couturier, race director of Run...
To Run The Rann of Kutch
2015: a new year, fresh legs, action-packed challenges! First up, an ultra with a difference: instead of dramatic scenery with mountains, forests, streams, canyons or deserts as with my five ultras last year (Whale of Trail 52km, Outeniqua Quest 108km, Fish River...~ ROCKHOPPIN’ BITES ~
I’m no foodie pro. What I am is a foodie – a lover of all things scrumptious and wholesome. I’m not hellbent on health foods, but I do enjoy healthy eating – to me that means enjoying a good balanced diet, packed with foods that are natural, fresh and jammed with delicious goodness.
This website isn’t trying to be a food blog – far from it. I believe great recipes, like good food, should be shared, and their tastes enjoyed far and wide.
This is the space where that’ll happen. I’ll be sharing recipes I’ve tried, tested and loved – old trusted ones, newly discovered ones, experimental ones. And I hope you love ‘em too.
Let the sharing begin!
