Target practice with Kevin's new Blow gun. |
Cool darts eh! |
Potty Breaks done, we're good to go out for the day. |
Ready to board the busses with a view of Table mountain (our destination)
behind us. |
Hopping off the bus... |
Crossing the stream... |
and the lightened bus crossing the stream. Not quite 4x4 equipped. |
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's off to hike we go... |
I'm so balanced, I can run over this log bridge. |
Ta dah! |
Hitting the zigs and zags. |
I think that's a zag up there. |
A view of Castle mountain behind us. |
and feeling weak from the heat already. |
Felipe's Mother's Day Card. Love ya, Mom! |
Walking uphill backwards gives a nice relief to the uphill muscles. |
Laying down does too. |
How to apply moleskin to a blister... |
Nothing like roadside emergency service! |
Felipe getting his wind gauge ready. |
How much farther... |
Nice early lunch stop to get refreshed. |
Getting high enough to see snow around you now. |
Up on the saddle with views opening on either side. |
Higher view of Castle mountain again. |
What a view! |
Hey guys, there's snow over here... |
Lets go... |
Seems pretty firm. |
If I start to slide do I fall off the cliff? |
No that's not a snowball in my hand... |
Take that. |
Hey, look down there, it's our camp. |
Hiked a long way and we're still not there. |
Snow cones anyone? |
This is great. Cold and refreshing eh! |
You can even get a brain freeze with these. |
Still good though. |
The
New Brighton boys sign up for the snow cones. |
Approved! |
Trying some new flavors here. |
I know someone who'll have a sunburn by time we're done. |
Bring it on Mr. Sun. |
So if I had my hand glider I could jump off right here! |
The straight and narrow path... |
Just keeps going up. |
Alright, I'm packing some snow into my water bottle. |
Nothing like going downs so you can go a lot more up. |
This is where we found the fungusy pink snow, they say we shouldn't eat
it. , |
Onto the next saddle. And no, we are not there yet. |
First meeting with the guys coming from the other direction. Must be close
to half way now. |
The view down the other side. |
No really, we're not there yet. |
It just after that mountain up there. |
Think your white camo would help you in the snow, do you? |
and the snowballs fly... |
Need to nurse the war wounds with some cold clean water. |
They keep telling us, just one more mountain... This better be it! |
Look the tiny mountain flowers are bigger than the trees. |
So that's camp Impeesa down there eh. |
That's the mountain face we saw from the parking lot. |
We need to get on top of it. |
I made it, well almost. |
And I still have 2 water bottles left. |
Some mountain rock people. |
The view back to the 1st part of the cliff. |
Ready to launch the 2 avro paper-arrows. |
Wind is substantial, need to time the launch at the right moment. |
The launch. |
OK the video was off for the action and on for the rest. Sorry. |
The panorama view. |
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The decent starts, eat my dust Felipe... |
After a short snack, New Brighton team is raring to go. |
Hard to slow a good man down. |
On man, do I ever have a lot of rocks in my shoes! |
Pretty steep trail... |
Got to keep your eyes on those guys, rocks keep hitting me. |
Great place to stop to get rocks out of your boots. |
OK, Ready to go again. |
Trails getting a bit less steep. |
Look, road markers, we must be on the right trail. |
Maybe we'll get some shade soon. |
Yes, we're almost there. The trail leads right into our camp site. |
After the fireside at were informed we had letters from our mothers. |
Bishop gets the boys reverent. |
Almost reverent. |
And they read those letters. |
A great end to a very strenuous day. |
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Target practice with Kevin's new Blow gun.
Cool darts eh!
Potty Breaks done, we're good to go out for the day. 
Ready to board the busses with a view of Table mountain (our destination)
behind us. 
Hopping off the bus...
Crossing the stream...
and the lightened bus crossing the stream. Not quite 4x4 equipped.
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's off to hike we go...
I'm so balanced, I can run over this log bridge.
Ta dah!
Hitting the zigs and zags.
I think that's a zag up there. 
A view of Castle mountain behind us. 
and feeling weak from the heat already. 
Felipe's Mother's Day Card. Love ya, Mom!
Walking uphill backwards gives a nice relief to the uphill muscles.
Laying down does too. 
How to apply moleskin to a blister...
Nothing like roadside emergency service!
Felipe getting his wind gauge ready.
How much farther... 
Nice early lunch stop to get refreshed. 
Getting high enough to see snow around you now.
Up on the saddle with views opening on either side. 
Higher view of Castle mountain again. 
What a view!
Hey guys, there's snow over here...
Lets go...
Seems pretty firm.
If I start to slide do I fall off the cliff?
No that's not a snowball in my hand...
Take that.
Hey, look down there, it's our camp.
Hiked a long way and we're still not there. 
Snow cones anyone?
This is great. Cold and refreshing eh!
You can even get a brain freeze with these. 
Still good though.
The
New Brighton boys sign up for the snow cones.
Approved!
Trying some new flavors here.
I know someone who'll have a sunburn by time we're done.
Bring it on Mr. Sun. 
So if I had my hand glider I could jump off right here!
The straight and narrow path...
Just keeps going up.
Alright, I'm packing some snow into my water bottle. 
Nothing like going downs so you can go a lot more up. 
This is where we found the fungusy pink snow, they say we shouldn't eat
it. ,
Onto the next saddle. And no, we are not there yet. 
First meeting with the guys coming from the other direction. Must be close
to half way now.
The view down the other side. 
No really, we're not there yet.
It just after that mountain up there. 
Think your white camo would help you in the snow, do you?
and the snowballs fly...
Need to nurse the war wounds with some cold clean water. 
They keep telling us, just one more mountain... This better be it!
Look the tiny mountain flowers are bigger than the trees. 
So that's camp Impeesa down there eh.
That's the mountain face we saw from the parking lot. 
We need to get on top of it. 
I made it, well almost. 
And I still have 2 water bottles left. 
Some mountain rock people. 
The view back to the 1st part of the cliff. 
Ready to launch the 2 avro paper-arrows.
Wind is substantial, need to time the launch at the right moment. 
The decent starts, eat my dust Felipe...
After a short snack, New Brighton team is raring to go.
Hard to slow a good man down. 
On man, do I ever have a lot of rocks in my shoes!
Pretty steep trail...
Got to keep your eyes on those guys, rocks keep hitting me. 
Great place to stop to get rocks out of your boots. 
OK, Ready to go again. 
Trails getting a bit less steep. 
Look, road markers, we must be on the right trail. 
Maybe we'll get some shade soon. 
Yes, we're almost there. The trail leads right into our camp site.
After the fireside at were informed we had letters from our mothers.
Bishop gets the boys reverent.
Almost reverent. 
And they read those letters. 
A great end to a very strenuous day.