Blood donation #65

This is a public service announcement... of some sort. The need for blood is real and at any time the blood bank only has a few days worth of blood in stock. It shouldn't be necessary for special appeals to go out every time the holidays come round or something happens where somebody needs blood … Continue reading Blood donation #65 →

The perfect Karoo sunset

Take the big sky of the Eastern Cape's Karoo Heartland, add some rain the previous night, a few distant mountains, an old building, a thorn tree and throw in a sunset for good measure. What do you get? This, as observed while on a game drive at Mount Camdeboo Game Reserve outside Graaff-Reinet recently. All … Continue reading The perfect Karoo sunset →

St Phillips in Richmond Hill

Driving around Richmond Hill last week I just couldn't help but to stop in front of St Phillips for a photo. When Sue and Max started Port Elizabeth Daily Photo St Phillips was featured quite often as they live nearby. Me on the other hand live across town and don't get to come here that … Continue reading St Phillips in Richmond Hill →

Central view

I sometimes think I don't do nearly enough urban photography. I was waiting for a meeting in Richmond Hill last week and went for a quick walk around the block with my camera and snapped this pic looking across towards Central and the Donkin Reserve. I really like the mix of urban and nature with … Continue reading Central view →

Proteas in the city

I went Geocaching in Lorraine this afternoon and had to follow a trail into the bush in the area to go and find a cache up a tree. You can see it is spring by the amount of wild flowers in bloom and I specially liked these Pincushion Proteas close to the cache location.

Karoo mountain road

A weekend or two ago I found myself spending a night at Mount Camdeboo Game Reserve outside Graaff-Reinet before an early morning meeting. What is spending time on a game reserve without a game drive so we headed out for a drive late afternoon. The road took us right into the mountains on the reserve … Continue reading Karoo mountain road →

Karoo Heartland – where the land meets the sky

Last week I posted the new promotional video for the Greater Addo and Sundays River Valley area. This week I want to present to you the new video for the Karoo Heartland which covers the towns of Somerset East, Cradock, Middleburg, Nieu-Bethesda, Graaff-Reinet and Jansenville. The perfect weekend breakaway from Port Elizabeth and truly a … Continue reading Karoo Heartland – where the land meets the sky →

The remains of the Oceanos lifeboat at Schoenmakerskop

It's been a few years since I've been down to the remains of the Oceanos lifeboat at Schoenies, so last Sunday I decided to head on over and take a walk down for a change again. 4 August 1991 was a dramatic and fateful day on the Eastern Cape coastline with the sinking of the … Continue reading The remains of the Oceanos lifeboat at Schoenmakerskop →

Then and Now – Cradock Place

Frederick Korsten, a Dutch entrepreneur, came to Algoa Bay in 1810 and over the following years established himself as a merchant, farmer and owner of a whale fishery. In 1812 Korsten purchased a farm called Papenkuilsfontein from Thomas Ignatius Ferreira and named it Cradock Place after Sir John Cradock who was the Governor of the Cape Colony from 1811 until 1814. The farm … Continue reading Then and Now – Cradock Place →

Sunday afternoon fishing off the rocks

I'm not a fisherman not an angler. I just don't have the patience for it. What with a spot of ADD in the middle age now that I've been called middle aged on a public platform. But do you know the difference between an angler and a fisherman? Apparently fishermen actually catch fish while anglers … Continue reading Sunday afternoon fishing off the rocks →