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Oyster Catcher multi-day trail run 2016

Posted on Sat October 15, 2016.

You get the option of running the Oystercatcher Trail Run only once a year.
Join our Trail Run September 2017.

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The fish traps of Kanon

Posted on Tue August 9, 2016.
Stone, ancient fish traps at Kanon near Vleesbaai, outside Mossel Bay in the Garden Route of the Western Cape Province. Image: Google Maps

If you walk the Oystercatcher Trail with us, you’re going to walk past the stone fish traps at Kanon, near Vleesbaai (see arrow in the image above) - and the fish trap is considered the oldest technology still in working in Southern Africa today.

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Breyten Breytenbach: Vir Fred Orban en Kleinbos

Posted on Mon July 11, 2016.
Breyten Breytenbach se gedig, 'Vir Fred Orban en Kleinbos', in sy eie hand

Die digter Breyten Breytenbach het ‘n tere verbintenis met die Kleinbos/Boggomsbaai area.

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The African black oystercatcher

Posted on Mon July 11, 2016.
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The African black oystercatcher is a rare and unusual bird. But conserving them isn’t only about them: it’s about the marine environment as a whole.

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The cannons of Fransmanshoek

Posted on Thu June 9, 2016.
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The sea gives up its stories only slowly - and it’s always interesting to see whom she chooses as the recipients of her secrets.

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