VIDEO: Long walk for the Crazy Four
Four young men are currently on the South Coast as they embark on a journey of a lifetime.
SOUTH Africa has had its fair share of people taking adventurous walks along the coastline, but this one has an interesting twist.
It is a ‘spiritual journey’ of reconciliation between four young men from different backgrounds who only met on the beach in Durban on New Year’s Eve.
The Herald met Jason Peterson (24), Willem Lincoln (28), Adam Brown (28) and Romeo Molefe (21) this week as they reached Port Shepstone, having started in Ballito, heading for Cape Town.
They said they decided that they wanted a positive change in life and would kick-start this change by exploring the South African coastline.
“I hiked to Durban from the North West to look for a job,” said Jason. He soon met Adam, then Willem and finally Romeo on South Beach.
On New Year’s Eve they got to waxing lyrical about their lives.
“We all had experienced a difficult upbringing and were well and truly heading down the wrong path. On the eve of 2016 we held hands and prayed for a new start in life and decided to take on the spiritual journey to walk from Ballito to Cape Town with just our Bibles and clothing,” said Jason.
“We have slept in cold and wet conditions. Many days went by when we had nothing to eat. But as our journey continued, we had the power of God with us and people started handing us food,” said Adam.
As light fades the boys go to the nearest police station for accommodation.
“This walk has brought us closer to God. We will get over our past and I am sure there’s nothing going to stop this brotherhood we have formed. We will get to our destination,” said Willem.
The four have been covering between 25km and 30km a day. “We are not going to give up. We will make this journey and once we have completed the walk we will share our experience with schools across South Africa,” said Romeo.
He said that they had seen many people doing drugs as well as many crimes being committed.
“Drug addiction in South Africa is rife and something needs to be done about it.
”We left our past behind to face tough terrain and mother nature,” said Romeo.
Jason and Romeo had never seen the ocean before and were enjoying every moment of it. The quartet plans to reach Cape Town in three to four months.
Then they plan to climb Table Mountain and possibly continue up the west coast to Namibia and back to Durban. “But one step at a time,” they said.
If anyone comes across them en route, they wouldn’t mind a bit of food, toiletries and anything else people can spare. Shoes in particular will be most welcome. They would also like a camera so they can document their journey.
They will be in Margate until Monday. If anyone is touched by their story, please contact Herald reporter Sugan Naidoo at 079 0743892.
