Adrian Tregoning

The Molenaars with Sunshine and a Wee Bit of Snow

The Molenaars is usually paddled in some rather ugly conditions. The good old Cape of Storms releases a little extra wrath into the Du Toits Kloof so when we decided to hit the Molenaars early the next morning and the weather predicted sunshine I was sceptical...

The Riviersonderend – Back of the Moon Section

The largest fresh water reservoir in the Western Cape is the Theewaterskloof Dam. The exit of this massive dam (for South African standards) releases into the Riviersonderend. I had never been here before so was keen to see the dam, as well as the river which people spoke highly about. Because this section is so heavily dependent on water release, it is not run very often. In fact, it had only been once (I think) over the past three years. We had been having good rains and the water was overflowing into the river, so it was good to go. The only downside if that every man and his dog was there that day and fifteen of us set onto the river...