Tuffy-Cat Press

I have published my very first book, titled Gold Mines, Elephants and Foefie Slides*: An Adventurous Weekend on the Garden Route.

This is what the outside cover looks like:

The summary on the back says:

“In May 2008, we spent a weekend on the Garden Route. We stayed in an adorable timber cabin in the forests of Rheenendal, flew through the canopy of the Tsitsikamma forest on a foefie slide, walked trunk-in-hand with magnificent elephants at The Crags, and hiked around some of the abandoned gold mines at Millwood. And there is so much more to explore and experience in this extraordinarily beautiful region of South Africa!”

I self-published it under the imprint Tuffy-Cat Press (in honour of our affectionate adoptee furball). And I even drew a logo, thanks to said Tuffy-cat posing for me most patiently and graciously:

If you would like to obtain a copy of the book, I am selling it at R100.00 a copy (excl. postage). You can contact me on tuffycatpress@gmail.com or via this blog.

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* By the way, in case you have no idea what a foefie slide is, it is a South African English word that refers to a flying fox, a zipline or a zip slide. The more primitive rough-and-tumble version of childhood involves a long strong rope or steel cable between two trees far apart, with one being higher than another. Sometimes, it crosses a river or a rockpool. Another bit of rope or something you can grip onto is slung over the cable, and then you launch yourself into the air, holding tight, and slide down at rapid speed. The far safer commercial version involves a pair of steel cables (the spare is for additional safety), a harness, and a pulley onto which you and your harness are clipped, so that you can’t fall off. It’s fast, it’s fun, and it’s a great adrenalin rush!

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Here are the posts I wrote so far about Gold Mines, Elephants and Foefie Slides:

• Newsflash: My very first real book
• My book is at the printers
• I’ve got my books!
• Newsflash: The second print run
• Newsflash: Print run complete!