Getaway

THE HEALING POWER OF TRAVEL

In March 2021, the brakes on my husband Alex's bike failed as he was riding down Chapman's Peak towards Noordhoek, causing it to momentarily leave the ground and then crash-land on its right side, dragging him violently across the tarmac and smashing him into the wall on the opposite side of the road.

A fellow cyclistrequiring surgery among them, the good news was that he'd fully recover.

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