Beyond the River Bend

Adventures, Photography and Ecology

Like cavemen, with style

4 December 2017

This year, I joined the Mountain Club of South Africa, one of the oldest mountain club in the world. And recently, I organized and lead a beginner’s hike including… a night in a cave! This sounds a bit exceptional but here in the Berg, it’s pretty common. As you would for a cottage or any … More Like cavemen, with style

The dragon in the mountains ?

27 October 2017

Month ago, I started hiking with the Mountain Club of South Africa. This was my first overnight hike ever : a true overnight hike with a tent in the middle of nowhere, a new kind of adventure for me. The mountains and the dragons ? The name “Drakensberg” comes from the first Dutch settlers (“drakensbergen”), … More The dragon in the mountains ?