DAY: 9-10 Wild in Wilderness

With the dust from JBay settling in the rearview, the Corona Coastal Cleanup Tour headed off to one of the most aesthetically pleasing stops along the Durban to Cape Town stretch, Wilderness. On route, Frank Solomon met up with the team from Cloudbase paragliding in Sedgefield for an afternoon of mainlining adrenaline, straight from the clouds. Whilst Frank took to the air the rest of the team took 5 steps back, 3 deep belly breathes and enjoyed the view from the Cloud 9 jump site, one sick enough to make a hadeda cry.  Once touching base with the terrestrial, the crew linked up with Jay Van Deventer a member of ‘The Bateleurs‘, an environmental Non-Profit Company (NPC) operating throughout Southern Africa. Jay extended an invite our way to join him at his house for some fresh peaches and Corona, who says no to that?  With over 200 volunteer pilots and aircraft, the Bateleurs provide an aerial perspective of the environment and have coordinated several diverse missions in support of environmental issues.  Its mission is well-aligned with the United Nations Millennium Goals, ensuring environmental sustainability and assisting with the integration of the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes. […]

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