"Experience the Northern Cape"
presented by: Department of Economic Development & Tourism, Northern Cape

A huge welcome to all the paddlers who are joining us for the second edition of the GREEN KALAHARI CANOE MARATHON, brought to you by Orange River Wine Cellars, Safari Dried Fruit and Northern Cape Tourism!
With only a few days to go before the start of this amazing event, we would like you to take note of the various email addresses, Facebook Accounts and Twitter Profiles to follow. These Social Media streams will enable you, your families and supporters to keep track of what is happening at GKCM2013, also allowing them to interact with you, the other paddlers, the sponsors and the organisers. Please LIKE, ADD and TAG the various Social Media Forums, and spread the word regarding the main Profiles, Handles and Hash Tags as listed below:

TWITTER:
We have not created a GREEN KALAHARI CANOE MARATHON TWITTER Profile, as we already have most paddlers following the individual profiles below. We will however do so after this event in order to stream-line the Social Media flow; at this stage, however, please include the following @handles in your Tweets, and append the #gkcm Hash Tag at the end of your post - this will help us to get the event to Trend.

@KalahariGawie - Gawie Nieuwoudt
@khamkirri - Khamkirri Private Nature Reserve
@jacqmaraisphoto - Jacques Marais Media
@NorthernCapeSA - Northern Cape Tourism
Hash Tag - #gkcm

FACEBOOK:
A list of key FACEBOOK Profiles around the event are listed below :

Green Kalahari Canoe Marathon
https://www.facebook.com/#!/gkcanoemarathon?fref=ts

Jacques Marais Media
http://www.facebook.com/tjacquesmarais

Ronelda Visser Public Relations
http://www.facebook.com/ronelda.visser?fref=ts

Orange River Cellars
https://www.facebook.com/#!/orangeriver.cellars

Go Northern Cape
https://www.facebook.com/#!/go.northerncape?fref=ts

Northern Cape Tourism Authority
https://www.facebook.com/#!/Northerncape?fref=ts

Khamkirri
https://www.facebook.com/#!/Khamkirri?fref=ts

Safari
https://www.facebook.com/#!/SafariDriedFruitNuts

Redira Clothing
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Redira-Clothing/249928545140768

Here's to an absolutely AMAZING RACE!

Green Kalahari Itinerary for Paddlers

20th March 2013:
17H00- 20H00: Race Registration at Waterfront Guesthouse Upington.

21st March 2013: Day 1 :{ Upington – Kanoneiland}
08H00 Race Start: Waterfront Guesthouse Upington.
Race Finish at Oranje Rus Resort Kanoneiland: Approximately 11H00.
Prize Giving Day One: Daily Prize Giving Ceremony 1 hour after the winners arrive.
Lunch: Oranje Rus. As soon as Prize Giving finish.

22nd March 2013: Day 2: {Keimoes-Kakamas}
07H00 Race Start: Ikaya Keimoes.
Race Finish at Die Mas, Kakamas: Approximately 11H00.
Prize Giving Day 2: 2 hours after winners arrive.
Lunch: Die Mas: As soon as Prize Giving finish.
Wine Tasting: 16H00 at Kakamas Wine Cellars (Orange River Wine Cellars)
Die Mas: 18H30: Pete Van Kets and Andrew Kellet talks on Adventure and Paddling.
(Please invite locals to this event as well!)

23rd March 2013: Day 3 :{ Kakamas-Augrabies}
08H00: Race Start: Die Mas, Kakamas.
Race Finish at Khamkirri: Approximately 11H00.
Prize Giving: Two Hours after winner’s arrival.
Gala Event Khamkirri:  As soon as Prize Giving finish.
19H00: Khamkirri Party