South Africa’s ‘wild coast’ is one of the last stretches of unspoiled coastline along our 3000km of beach. The roughly 280km stretch, starts from at the Kei River mouth and ends at the Umtavuma gorge marking the boundary between the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces. While far it is far from wild, in the true [...]
Day 1: 46km 4hr20 ride time: Starting from the great Kei River mouth and the boundary of the former ’homeland’ of the Transkei we headed north for 220km to Port St Johns. Never could I have imagined how spectacular and unspoiled this coastline really is, just goes to show what we expect as ‘normal’ . Sun-kissed [...]
Day 2: 39km , 4hrs30 ride time: Today we crossed the Xhora, Jajura, Ngadla, Xhixini, Ngabara and finally the Mbashe river mouths, all named so beautifully with the Xhosa click. Passing through the Dwesa forest reserve I was astounded by the size and the condition of this incredible pocket of coastal forest, certainly one of the largest [...]
