L2L Ladies tackle tough practice walk

Writer: Taylum Meyer

The Lighthouse 2 Lighthouse (L2L) ladies held their second practice walk of the season on Sunday 15 November at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve near Gansbaai. Only 75 walkers could be accommodated and a total of 64 took part on the day. Among them were Kirsten Watson from Flower Valley Farm, and a few representatives from the L2L 2021 charities, including Sue Francken from Overstrand Hospice (the secondary beneficiary for 2021); Jenny Vorster from SOFCA; Phil Murray, Rebeccah Dames and Ruth Crichton from the Grootbos Foundation; and ladies from the Children’s Book Network.

L2L committee members Michele Serfontein and Esmé Henderson wearing blue and beards to show their support for men's health awareness.

The walkers, dressed in blue and sporting a variety of moustaches to raise awareness for men’s health, met at either Grotto Beach or in Stanford early in the morning, where buses were waiting to drive them through to the starting point of their walk.

The location of this practice walk was a first for the L2L Ladies and was organised in collaboration with Phil Murray and her team, who mapped out the route along Grootbos’s beautiful Fynbos Trail and on to neighbouring Flower Valley Farm, before looping back into Grootbos Private Nature Reserve. Rebeccah from the Grootbos Foundation set a brisk pace for the walkers as she led the way along the 20 km hike.

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