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Things we have learned from cycling

You can keep going long after you think you can’t anymore Like 100km more after the first 10km of the Argus!What goes up must come down And vice versa – don’t get too disheartened about the up-hills and don’t get too comfortable with the down-hills… neither of them go on forever.If you’re riding out against the wind, go as far and hard as you can - Going home you will have the wind at your back.If...
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Moonlight Mass

I first came across Moonlight Mass on Twitter in around October. I was absolutely thrilled at the idea, though disappointed that I could not join as I had initially thought. The ride starts at 9pm, so at a time when school was winding down and exams were coming up, it was just too much of a stretch for us to make it at that time of night all the way from Melkbos to Greenpoint and back. This time t...
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Breede River Rafting

On Saturday, 22nd December we joined the African Water Wanderers for a fun-filled morning on the Breede River. We arrived at around 8h30 and met our guide, Devin, the owner, Marius, and two other groups joining for the rafting adventure. We walked to the river and had coffee and rusks before being given a safety brief and getting into our life jackets. It was evident from this point that we were i...
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Any Dream Will Do

On 17th and 18th October, Alta du Toit School held their concert, Any Dream Will Do. What an amazing performance by 319 of the school's 360 students. The children are so talented and evidence of many hours of practice and superb choreography lit up the stage. I was dancing in my seat to a vibey soundtrack... Barbie Girl, Mr Sandman, Candyman, My Boy Lollipop, Final Countdown, Poker Face...
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OUTsurance 94.5Kfm Gun Run

Waking up at 4:45 on a Sunday morning is not something that happens very often. In fact it doesn’t happen at all. But this was no ordinary Sunday morning. It was a Gun Run morning! And I had entered. And I had committed to Damian being pushed by Graeme. Despite my dread of the week leading up to this, these two factors got me to the stadium by 6:20 (OK, I had agreed to be there by 6:00 – but I was...
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Man in Motion

Thanks to City Lodge Grand West, on Friday 14th September my little Warrior got his wheels. My deepest gratitude to Stefan and Francois and all others involved at City Lodge. We were overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity shown to us at the handover. This dream began in October 2011 after I decided to do the Argus and that our goal would be to raise funds for a motorised wheelchair for Dami...
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Table Mountain Spring Day Climb

Ever since we first arrived in Cape Town it has been on my ‘To-Do list’ for Damian and I to climb Table Mountain. After everything to do with settling in a new city, finding ourselves and our other adventures, I just had not got to arranging anything. After the Argus, my friend Anton often asked: ‘So what’s the next adventure’ to which I’d reply ‘Well, I’ve been wanting to climb Table Mountain...
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Junior Argus

The idea for Damian to do the Junior Argus was very much a last minute decision. We had been struggling for ages to get an answer from the organisers as to whether I would be allowed to take him with on the Argus, and on the Monday before the Argus I got the final “No”. We were very disappointed as I had trained hard with Damian and he had given up many evenings and hours on weekends to ride w...
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City Sightseeing Bus and World of Birds

  Our Sightseeing adventure began yesterday, Saturday 24/03/2012 with a ½ hour Canal Cruise. This was a lovely way to explore the the waterfront and part of the city as far as the CTICC. The boat was easily accessible. After buying our tickets we were directed past the One & Only hotel to the water taxi. The wooden jetty was wide and stable and the two strong crew members easily lifted the whe...
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Knysna Elephant Park 2008

In 2008, while in Knysna for a Montessori conference, we had the privilege of staying at the Knysna Elephant Park. We stayed in the dormitories and got to watch the elephants going out from their stalls in the morning which was a lovely sight. Damian has always been fascinated with elephants and I knew it would be a dream come true for him to get to ride one, and so on the day we left I went to...
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