Blue Horizon Bay Hiking trail with Peter Giddy -- Saturday 22.5.2021.

 

Blue Horizon Bay Hiking trail with Peter Giddy   --   Saturday 22.5.2021.  

Saturday 22nd May 2021

Our hike for this Saturday is the Blue Horizon Bay trail.   Meet at the Parking Lot next to the Community Center -- Just off the beach;   We start walking at 9.00am.   Today the sky is clear and the temperature is 20 degrees maximum.   

The hike begins with a steep uphill which is pretty exhausting for first time walkers.   We turn into the Shopping area and then into the Conservancy.   A few people remain at the Grassy area near to the tennis courts.   The rest continue into the forest which has is a steep climb and plenty of ducking under low branches.  For many of the group this is the first time to hike with us.   And a first time to walk through this delightful Conservancy.   

We exit and regroup.   John has taken on the task of being group leader.   We continue our walk along the Pipe Line single track pathway to the V Stadens road.   Down to the V Stadens River mouth resort where we enjoy the break for a snack.    Aletheia and Carin have brought three large flasks of coffee and hot chocolate with shot glasses.   They share this out with everyone.   The hikers simply love this.   Well done to the Coffee Sisters.   They have also had T Shirts made specially for the hikes.  " Giddy up and Go".    Everyone makes use of the break to relax and recover; Plenty of picture taking; And of course the coffee and Hot chocolate makes the break extra special.  

After the break we walk eastwards on the beach.   The tide is high and there is scum on the sand following strong winds during the week.  Huge waves wash up onto the beach as we walk.  Unfortunately this means that the sand is soft and makes for tough walking conditions. Some of the new walkers battle and are pretty much exhausted after the hike.    I can imagine that there would be sore calf muscles the following day.   This section is about 3km and ends with a nasty dune climb to the car park.  I estimate the hike to be about 8km and it takes us 3 hours.   

After the hike some of us meet up at the windfarm for coffee and a snack.   

Walking up through the Conservancy into the forest. 

V Stadens river Mouth Resort.  we take a snack break

We are 35 hikers on the trail.   The beach sand is soft and makes for difficult walking conditions.  

Walking the BHB trail on Saturday 22nd May 2021:  Ayanda and Lilly (with three L's);  Brenda (Happy Birthday);  Myriam;  Ronel (Gorgeous as always);  Cheryl;  Janny;  Debbie;  Loretta;  Sally;  Cheryl (Welcome to the group);  John, Di and Megan;  Gay and Linda;  Gerhard and Linda;  Lindi (Welcome to the group);  Glynette;  Janice and Brett (My Cousins);  Merle (Well done on your first hike with us.  Don't become discouraged);  Sharon and Scott (First time with us -- used to live at BHB);  Patricia (First time -- welcome);  Wendy (Glad to have you join the group);  Zanele and Zoleka;  Simphiwe and Unati (Welcome -- we hope to see you again).   I hope that everyone has made new friends and that you will be back for more.   Well done to those who struggled with the hills, the distance and the soft sand.   See you soon.

The hike finishes with a Due Climb at the end.  Here Patricia and Merle -- both first timers -- find this last bit quite tiring.  

Myriam and I bring up the rear.  As I often do -- Pick up litter to dispose later.  

Simphiwe and Unati.   

Gillian;  Cheryl and Janny.   

Zoleka and Zanele.   Zanele is into hiking and joins the Wednesday walkers as well. 

Chris is our Photographer.   

On the Pipeline single track section.  

Patricia followed by Lilly and Ayanda. 

Ayanda is delighted to have finished this walk.  

Aletheia and Glynette. 

Patricia has a cup of coffee compliments of Carin

Merle and Patricia are first timers with Myriam

At the start of the hike I introduce everyone and give some final instructions. 

Station 9:   Science experiment.  Dune Monitoring.  Please do not remove.  

The hike starts with a steep uphill

Gillian and Janny.   Best friends

Wendy joins us for the first time

Simphiwe and Unati

Grandad on the trail. 

Coffee and Hot Chocolate for everyone.  

Brett and Janice.  

Lilly and Ayanda

John.  Megan and Di.

Peter Giddy's hiking and tours group..... To enjoy the outdoors and to discover and explore places you have never seen or experienced.  Meet people and make new friends.  I understand that not everyone is at the same level of fitness and ability.   So I accommodate everyone but providing hikes to suite the individual.   No one is left behind.   

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