For some years I have wanted to climb Kilimanjaro. Being the highest point in Africa and the highest stand alone mountain in the world has its attraction, but for me it's just the challenge. At first I had the time but didn't have the money, then when I had the money I didn't have the time, now that I have neither I must make the time and find the money.

Richard Mulvey

I was delighted to be able to persuade Sheila my wife and later my close friend John van der Horst to join me. We are doing this climb to raise funds for The Reach for a Dream Foundation (www.reachforadream.org.za) and hope to raise R100,000, and with your help we should make it.

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Sunday, October 14, 2007

101 Days to go

We discovered Shongweni Dam and Reserve this weekend. What a lovely place! We arrived, put on all our kit and made for the only hiking trail in the reserve only to discover that it had been closed. There are a few paths we could have taken to start the walk so we decided that we had taken another path and had not seen the notice! :-)

The walk only took 2 hours but it is most beautiful and rewarding.

We had plenty of time when we arrived back at the camp so rather than do the trail again we walked to the dam and back. This proved to be more draining than the trail but just as rewarding.
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