How it started!

What started as an add on to my exercise routine became my love. In 2018 a good friend of mine invited me to an 8km hike for catch up, I thought to myself what.. hiking.. me. Against my good judgment, I said yes. I wanted to see my friend and catch up and so the date was set. The day finally came, woke up early at 5am, I couldn’t believe my excitement when I drove into the parking lot of Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens Roodepoort (South Africa). The place was beautiful, breathtaking. In my mind was thinking, hmmmm, I might just be onto something here. We started our hike and from that day on all I wanted was to hike.

The serenity that these mountains, trees, flowers, birds, and the rest of nature brought was priceless. I now call hiking my meditation time. I feel close to myself when I’m out there. Never in million years have I ever thought I will be out and about climbing rocks every other weekend. People who have known me for years will tell you that I always feared things that have to do with nature. Creatures like spiders, lizards, bugs, etc. yet here we are. The first few times when I told my friends that I am now into hiking, they didn’t believe me (some actually laughed), they said there is no way I am hiking. One day I decided I’m gonna go face my fears and experience the Mountains. I challenged my fears and self-limiting beliefs head-on – I do not regret at all as I realised that these were thoughts without experience. The experience of that first day took my breath away, the beautiful moments and time alone were priceless. Being out there taught me that fear clouds opportunities and erases possibilities and limits the ability to move beyond the place in which the mind is stuck.

Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens- Johannesburg
SERENITY 🤩
PEACE

I can proudly say I am officially a hiker.

Until next time, stay fabtastic people.

Moira

Tips

These ones are for the first-timers:😉

  1. Don’t wear shorts (this prevent your legs from being scratched and cut by thorns, rocks, etc.)
  2. Get yourself hiking shoes, they protect your feet and that grip is very important.
  3. Bring flip flops- so satisfying to take off those boots after a long hike, you literally feel your feet breathe.
  4. Definitely bring your camera, and capture the beauty of nature
  5. Lastly, take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints

About me

Hi! I’m Moira and I live in Johannesburg, South Africa. A place I’m completely rediscovering through hiking!

Look, I’m a city girl at heart and creepy crawlies of any kind are not my friends!  

My first hike happened completely accidentally! I wanted to see my friend and she suggested a hike.

As part of my personal growth, I’m trying to get rid of self-limiting beliefs. This was a great way to do it and it has brought an amazing life of adventure through hiking my way!

I decided to blog publicly so that I can share my experiences about how I am discovering new things about myself through hiking, connecting with nature, and showing off my beautiful country to the world!

 This is not your same old, same old hiking blog!

I hope that my sharing of these experiences will encourage each other. I hope to encourage, motivate, and connect with those who have such fears and self-limiting beliefs.

I’ve been there, am still there.

Maybe hiking is not for you, but I hope that through my experiences you will find your thing!

 This city girl grew so much through my experiences in nature, and I want to share it with you and hope to inspire you. Hiking took me out of my comfort zone and look at me

 Looking forward to sharing my journey with you and connecting with you! Please drop a comment or message as I love the feedback I’m getting.

Let’s get this journey started!