Who this is.
In 2021 four of us started driving out of Cape Town on Friday afternoons to swim in cold water. It was not a project and it was not supposed to become anything.
Other people asked to come. Then people we did not know asked to come. At some point we were hiring a house and cooking for fourteen, and it became obvious that either we made it a proper thing or we stopped.
So it is a proper thing now. We run a handful of retreats a year, we pay the people who host us properly, and we keep the groups small enough that everyone has eaten with everyone by the second night.
What we have not done is turn it into a wellness business. There is no programme, no certification, no framework. There is a place, some people who know it, and enough structure that you do not have to think about logistics for a week.
What we will and will not say.
Things we are happy to claim
- You will be outside for most of the day, every day.
- The food is good and there is plenty of it.
- You will not have to organise anything.
- The guides know the ground and carry proper first aid.
- Most people sleep better by the third night.
Things we will not claim
- That this is therapy, or a substitute for it.
- That it will heal, cure or treat anything.
- That you will come back a different person.
- That everyone has a breakthrough. Plenty of people just have a nice week.
- That it suits everyone. Sometimes we say so before you book.
The four of us.
Sam Byrne
Runs the walking, the logistics and most of the driving
Mountain guide for eleven years before this. Knows where the water is.
Thandiwe Mokoena
Breathwork, sitting, and the quiet parts
Came on the second retreat as a guest and never really left.
Placeholder people for this prototype, with monograms rather than stock portraits.
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