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  1. First Kayaking Descents in Indonesia
    Monthly Meeting
    Hugh du Preez
    Cricket Pavilion Johannesburg Country Club

    water buffalo inspects the team     to the put in        2 March, 2010 - 19:15

  2. Flying around the world in "Sling"
    Monthly Meeting
    James Pitman
    Cricket Pavilion Johannesburg Country Club

    For the adventure of it, and also to prove the aircraft to themselves and the world, Mike Blyth and James Pitman,  recently flew the production prototype Sling around the world. The aircraft performed flawlessly, flying numerous legs of over 2 000 nm (3 600 km) over the world's oceans, west to east and with almost the entire route in the ITCZ.

    2 February, 2010 - 19:15
  3. Batting Thailand trip
    Monthly Meeting
    Erna Van Schalkwyk & Julio Balona
    Cricket Pavilion Johannesburg Country Club

        

    1 December, 2009 - 19:15
  4. Birds of Paradise
    Monthly Meeting
    Brendan Ryan
    Cricket Pavilion, Johannesburg Country Club

    copyright Brendan Ryan-Landing at the Solomon Islands    copyright Brendan Ryan - Breaking Ice

    3 November, 2009 - 19:00
  5. Around Madagascar on a kayak
    Monthly Meeting
    Riaan Manser
    Rainbow Room Johannesburg Country Club

       

    6 October, 2009 - 19:15
  6. Pin Parvati Trail
    Monthly Meeting
    Caroline Henderson
    Cricket Pavilion, Johannesburg Country Club

    Laundry in the river -Manali      Porters in Pin Valley     

    1 September, 2009 - 19:15
  7. Aha Hills Caving expedition
    Monthly Meeting
    Vanja & Dave Ingold
    Cricket Pavilion, Johannesburg Country Club

                 

    4 August, 2009 - 19:15
  8. North Korea
    Monthly Meeting
    Dimiter Todorov
    Country Club in Auckland Park

           

    7 July, 2009 - 19:00
  9. South American Samba
    Monthly Meeting
    Hugh Fraser
    Country Club in Auckland Park

     

    2 June, 2009 - 19:15
  10. Spiders
    Monthly Meeting
    Carol Smith
    Cricket Pavilion, Johannesburg Country Club

     Have you ever wondered which spiders can poison you and which ones are harmless? Or wished you were comfortable enough with these unfairly maligned insects to pick them up in your hand? Come to Essa this Tuesday evening!

    5 May, 2009 - 19:00

What is coming up

  1. Discovering Asia
    Monthly Meeting
    Sanjay Bhowandas
    Cricket Pavilion, Johannesburg Country club
    Free for members, guests R20

     Sanjay spent six months travelling through Cambodia, Vietnam, China & Tibet.  He has taken lots of stunning photos and I am certainly looking forward to hear the stories behind these shots.

    6 April, 2010 - 19:15
  2. Cycling around Lesotho
    Monthly Meeting
    Jaco Strydom
    Johannesburg Country Club, Cricket Pavilion
    Free for members, guests R20

     Jaco has mountain biked most parts of South Africa and has spent numerous trips building up to a circumnavigation of Lesotho by Mountain bike.  He has found tracks, paths and roads that create the ultimate cycling experience in South Africa.  Join us a we hear about his trip that completes this mountain traverse.

    4 May, 2010 - 19:15