My Incredible Journey: DEPARTURE

AN EPIC JOURNEY

We are Liani Broodryk, Maria Botha, Dante and Katryn, the Ripples for Good team. Before we called ourselves anything we were just 2 girls and 2 Jack Russels who, in the spur of the moment, decided to pack up a life that did not seem to make sense and trade it in for the road less travelled. In October 2004, we started our journey by cycling out of St Lucia, with heavy laden bicycles and a dog in each basket, making our way to Cape Town.

The spontaneous nature of our very first expedition left us with no definite route, no backup vehicles, and no support or sponsorships. We were merely equipped with a fierce desire to make a difference and a dream of purpose. We thought that if we let go of our fears, our need for security and our opinions, we might experience life differently and become in sync with our DESTINY.

Thus far we have managed to cycle, hike and kayak over 15 000 kms through South Africa solely on this fierce desire and dream of purpose. Along the way we have learned to sketch out rough "guideline" routes, managed to find support and sponsorship in the most amazing people that believed in what we do and have been even further inspired by many people and organizations who do so much for the conservation and preservation of all life. We have been actively involved with awareness campaigns with great emphasis on child abuse and anti-animal cruelty.

In continuing on the next chapter of our journey we seriosly want to help make a difference in the water crisis that is plaguing the world we live in at an alarming rate. Today, water pollution and water scarcity, is one of the greatest threats to humanity. We want you to join us on our next big adventure - circumnavigating South Africa, parts of Namibia and Mozambique, unaided and using various different means of transport in our passionate mission to motivate change in the waterways.

It Starts With You...

Thursday 15 January 2009

DEPARTURE

We were packed and ready to rock by 9am, but waited for Awie to portage us back to the water. We all bid each other farewell, and today Awie brought a third person to help load the kayaks, less difficulties. Once we on the water, it was around 11am. The day was beautiful, and we paddled along every channel again, it was great fun. There were a couple of rapids, one on which I got stuck, but nothing serious, in fact it was fun. Once we got to a bigger one, we contemplated which way around, and after going through the whole scene of anticipating the waters, feeling that rush of fear, then the rush of adrenaline, and so on and so forth, we went down, this time a bit easier than before.