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Adventure & Sports
  Our mailbox has been filling up with a number of notices about trips that are far from pedestrian. One such letter was titled “Roll the Wagon” and invited guests to become pioneers and relive the spirit of the Old West, traveling by wagon and on horseback and camping out in pitched tents in National Parks among deer, moose and elk. Another “South Africa Soft Adventure” promised abseiling down Table Mountain, shark diving in Cape Town; hiking, rafting, surfing and a non-traditional safari in Tsitskama on the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast; and horseback riding, paragliding and swimming with the penguins in Kwa-Zulu Natal.

At the beginning of the last century, daring men shot animals for sport and the Explorers Club, now celebrating its Centennial Year (2004) was founded. For some, vacationing was always about physical challenge. The hot trend at the end of the last and the beginning of this century parallels the adventurousness of men and women who lived 100 years ago. Vacationers, particularly younger ones, have been spending their time off mountain climbing, scuba diving, kayaking, practicing martial arts, sailing, shooting, skiing, snowboarding, racing and improving their tennis or golf game. So pack your gear and head for the great outdoors.