Pirates Mermaids Dragons Santa Unicorns The tooth fairy Other Fairies Rainbows capped with pots of gold Ice-cream for dinner We used to believe in everything. We used to trust everyone. We used to believe that Read more…
How do you end up adrift on the Pacific? And survive pirates? How do you accidentally cycle across a continent? Why didn’t you listen to your mother when she taught you not to hitchhike? Forced Read more…
I was busy booking a flight to Europe when the neighbours dinghied over. “Do you want to come with us?” I thought they meant into town. But later that same afternoon I had moved all Read more…
I couldn’t believe that we were finally off! After so many farewells and false starts and restarts; could it actually be that we were truly sailing out of Hout Bay? For good? Morwenna chugged out Read more…
Six weeks ago I sat on the beach watching what was meant to be my last Cape Town sunset. Surrounded by so many of my favourite people, my heart yelled at me to stay! Why Read more…
It’s time we had a little heart to heart. A hug. And maybe even a high five. (Because let’s be honest, we can’t afford anything else…) Now whether you chose the unemployment or the unemployment Read more…
The end was in sight. In just three weeks my circumnavigation would be [more or less] complete. After 4 awesome [and challenging] years of hitch hiking on other peoples boats across the Indian, the Atlantic, Read more…
“Are you an African?” “How did you know?” “You look like one?” “You have met many?” “No. I have never met an African.” I smiled in confusion “But I have read about them.They are good Read more…
The world is full of all sorts. It’s curiously viciously grotesquely beautiful. For most of us, we walk around with our eyes half closed and try and maintain the status quo – trying to fit Read more…
You know that feeling you get just before you begin a new chapter?? When you hear adventure calling your name and the beckoning is so loud that you have to heed it… even though Read more…