In this his seventh book of journeys past and present in South Africa, Eastern Cape author Bartle Logie, accompanied by his wife Caryl, dons hiking boots to explore one of the Eastern Cape’s hidden gems: the Baviaanskloof, a recently designated World Heritage Site, with its rugged scenic and natural beauty.
In his easy and sympathetic manner and with consummate story-telling skill, Bart regales the reader with tales of people and events that over the centuries have helped shape and been shaped by the Kloof and its bordering mountains and rivers. Bart and Caryl’s love for and appreciation of the complexities of this unique wilderness, shine from the pages. Bartle “Bart” Logie is a retired teacher and former headmaster and together with his wife, Caryl, a keen botanist, he has been involved – when not writing or travelling – in a variety of projects connected with the
preservation of biodiversity in the Eastern Cape.
Bart’s books – “Boots in the Baviaans” is his seventh – are a unique combination of travelogue, local history documentary, and fireside story, all told in a free-flowing, easy-to-read and relaxed style. His approach combines meticulous research with hands-on, personal experience of the places and people he describes. Bart and Caryl have probably logged more miles, both on foot and by car, since he retired than most people do in a lifetime!
In his easy and sympathetic manner and with consummate story-telling skill, Bart regales the reader with tales of people and events that over the centuries have helped shape and been shaped by the Kloof and its bordering mountains and rivers. Bart and Caryl’s love for and appreciation of the complexities of this unique wilderness, shine from the pages. Bartle “Bart” Logie is a retired teacher and former headmaster and together with his wife, Caryl, a keen botanist, he has been involved – when not writing or travelling – in a variety of projects connected with the
preservation of biodiversity in the Eastern Cape.
Bart’s books – “Boots in the Baviaans” is his seventh – are a unique combination of travelogue, local history documentary, and fireside story, all told in a free-flowing, easy-to-read and relaxed style. His approach combines meticulous research with hands-on, personal experience of the places and people he describes. Bart and Caryl have probably logged more miles, both on foot and by car, since he retired than most people do in a lifetime!
