Wild Walk series
It’s a wrench and a drench to leave
Pooped but proud to have finished, Shona Aylward looks back on the demanding final days of the Wild Coast hike and salutes their energetic guide.
Onward and upward:
Shona Aylward on Day 6
We ramble along the rutted coastline, in and out of pockets of exquisite beaches hugged by cliffs. Shona Aylward reports on Day Five of her Wild Coast hike.
Any port in a storm:
the going gets tough on days 4 & 5
The going gets tough for Wild Coast hiker Shona Aylward. But the scenery rewards and the history is rich, not least the remains of an obscure harbour. First published by
On the rocks: how tuna fishermen
brought the party to a leper colony
On Day 3 of her Wild Coast hike, Shona Aylward passes through beautiful Mkambati, once a leper colony and the scene of a memorable beach party.
Fireside stories and other cracking tales on the trail
On day two of her Wild Coast hike, Shona Aylward criss-crosses the Red Sands, learns a little about plant magic and the area’s turbulent past – not all of it distant.
Shona Aylward’s wild sojourn:
Day One
South Coast Herald journalist Shona Aylward meets one of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s grandsons and enjoys being guided by a true gentleman on the first day of her Wild Coast hike.
Pondo passion for colourful tales burns bright
Mlu Mdletshe, an urban Zulu catches a whiff of Pondo Fever and takes its cultural pulse.
More Pondo magic than you can shake a stick at
Rural homestays on the Wild Coast have become vital grassroots eco-tourism ventures on hallowed ground, writes Matt Vend.
Dangling limpets and silver dancing girls provide food for thought
Marine biology student Natalie dos Santos learns how many amaMpondo live off the sea and wonders if there might be limits to the feast it provides.
A revelation of a rugged sort
Mother Nature put the brakes on a daring wild coast swim, but a seed has been planted for a new environmental education initiative – and a chance to make media
