Adrian Tregoning

Mzimvubu – Day 1 – The Adventure Begins

Monday, 24 November 2008 had arrived. It had been a slightly disturbed night with somebody’s house alarm going off several times and of course, the three big dogs made sure they voiced their opinion on the matter too, but once morning came we were greeted with thick mist and peace and quiet. The camp site was deserted except for us. Once the mist cleared our surroundings were revealed to us for the first time as we had arrived in darkness the previous night. It was quite beautiful! I knew it was going to be an interesting day and was looking forward to seeing more.

Deepdale Gorge – Day 2 – On and On

Sunday, 23 November 2008 and the sun shone bright and hot as I clambered out of the tent. Everyone else was awake already and it felt good to have rested again. It was a glorious day and the only thing that could make it better would be a higher water level. It had dropped in the night but that was just the way things would be. Long time pioneer kayaker Doug Ammons said something in the AW Journal last year, it read as follows: “It just is, and it can't be anything different. If you find yourself wishing it was something different, then that just means you have more to learn.” Quite profound. Hopefully I’ll get to meet him at some stage in my life. His writing and accomplishment are something to be admired.