Regrettably, due to the unrest on the N2 in Plettenberg Bay last Friday, 9 of the originally 11 expected hikers cancelled. Subsequently, the only three left were Irmela (member), my daughter Femmy (Guest) and myself.
We left at 11h40 from the Enrico boardwalk in an easterly direction.
We had our lunchbreak around 13h30 at Grootbank and then proceeded via our rope-assisted uphill climb from the coast below Forest Hall.
Thereafter we strolled over the escarpment through the flowering fynbos enjoying the magnificent views over the coastline.
We then climbed down to the Matjes River at around 16h00, which we crossed with dry feet to climb up again into the bush above the beach as the tide was too high.
We arrived at Enrico’s around 16h45 to have a well-deserved drink and pizza for Irmela.
We were very fortunate with the excellent mid-winter weather we had and enjoyed this hike along this section of the coast tremendously. I regret the 9 last minute cancellations but fully understand the reason why.
Hans van Ameyde – meet leader