Photo blog: a walk up the West Coast with Walking the Daisies 2012

Posted by Tyson Jopson on 10 October 2012

I made it. Another year of Walking the Daisies under the belt. All this after I swore I’d never do it again after being so unprepared for Walking the Daisies 2011. This time, however, I had my beans a little more together and although it was still tough, it was definitely one of the coolest things I’ve done all year.

Covering a total of 60 kilometres, 55 of them bipedally (there was a short stretch where we had to shuttle past the Koeberg power station) the route starts in Blouberg and finishes at Cloof Wine Estate just outside Darling for Rocking the Daisies 2012 (read why Rocking the Daisies 2012 rocked). It’s adventurous, yes, but it’s more than just that. It’s the opportunity to join in the action for a good cause. This year we took on a beach clean up organised by Ocean Minded as well as planting trees at Mamre Primary School with Greenpop, not to mention arriving at Rocking the Daisies with minimal carbon footprint (and a few blisters). Check out some of the photos from the walk:

I also took the opportunity and made use of the awesome West Coast scenery to shoot a short video with our mascot, Getaway Trevor. Check it out:

Thank you

Huge thanks to Nathan and the team from Walking the Daisies (check them out on Facebook) as well as their sponsors: Greenpop,Ocean Minded, Fruit and Veg City, The Sunflower Fund, Hemporium SA, WWF South Africa and New Balance. Seriously, I’ve never met a cooler bunch of people to do the 60-km trek up to Darling with and, while tough, it’s fun all the way. What an incredible experience. Will I be doing it again next year? We’ll see …