Tsikama Trail and the Whales

Hello All,

I had a nice visit with Mariel tonight. She says they are camping for a few days by the ocean at Jeffries Bay and just returned from a hike on the Tsikama Trail. They hiked four miles the first day and stayed in a cabin. There were showers at the cabins and they had to put their food inside as there were baboons. They then got up early and hiked 9 miles the second day to another cabin. The third day they hiked 9 miles again and then 4 miles on the last day. She says it was beautiful and looked a lot like Montana without the trees. The first night they stayed near the edge of a beautiful gorge with a waterfall. She says the day they started out on the hike there was a whale that breeched right next to the campground to send them on their way. A couple of the girls got a little ill from some water and were taken to the doctor but they have medicine and will be okay now. She says she is drinking the water from the truck and filtering to keep from getting the grumbles. She says when hiking they are doing their school work at night. I personally don't know how they do it all and keep going. Amazing girls! Take care! Kim