By the way, the transition from autumn to winter has started and for those who thought that meant staying indoors and eating soup, think again! There's an adventurous bunch of Cape Townians who take to the mountains with raingear and headtorches - weather permitting or not. I recently discovered that this slightly eccentric bunch (forgive me craggers!) are a great cure for those winter blues - its quite exhilarating navigating forest and mountain paths by torchlight and all of a sudden feeling so apart from the bustle of the city. This is the sort of thing that makes Cape Town so intriguing: nature and city married so closely, and both so easily accessible. Table Mountain National Park has also noticed the allure of both these aspects and introduced the new Hoerikwaggo Trail - combining a walk through the historic regions of Cape Town and various routes of Table Mountain. The 3 day trail is portered, fully catered and set to be a major attraction in Cape Town - so if having the best of both worlds appeals to you, be sure to check it out.

Warm regards from Cape Town
Lara Husted
larah@ecoafrica.com
www.ecoafrica.com

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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings... The winds will blow their own freshness into you,
and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
~ John Muir __________________________________________________________________________________