The mouth of the Bushmans River

The coastal Sunshine Coast town of Kenton-on-Sea is flanked by two tidal river, the Bushmans River and the Kariega River. Normally the area is a quite and peaceful area until the summer holiday arrive. That is when mostly inland holiday makers flock to the area with a lot of them bringing their boats to enjoy … Continue reading The mouth of the Bushmans River →

Jumping on the Donkin

The schools were closed on Friday and I had to take Drama Princess to work with me for the day. Somewhere during the morning we popped up to the Donkin Reserve to drop of maps and brochurs at the visitor information center there and we went for a quick walk around some of the artwork … Continue reading Jumping on the Donkin →

Beach activities – Summer is coming

Spring is here and Summer is a coming so we are slowly starting to see beautiful warm days sneaking in between the colder weather. Taking the dogs for a walk on the beachfront on such a day it was great to see many others making use of the weather. Not a lot of people are … Continue reading Beach activities – Summer is coming →

A classy day at the Jazzy Boozy Cheezy Affaire

Anybody blindfolded and flown around the country before being dropped off at the Jazzy Boozy Cheezy Affaire would have been excused if they guessed their destination to be somewhere in the Cape Winelands after seeing what was around them. They would have been very wrong though. The JBC wasn't taking place in the Cape Wineland. … Continue reading A classy day at the Jazzy Boozy Cheezy Affaire →

Don’t Stop on the Donkin

Taking a walk along Route 67 on the Donkin Reserve with Drama Princess

A visit to Kragga Kamma Game Park

I was browsing YouTube looking for a nice Port Elizabeth clip to use for this week's Video Friday and found this video of a visit to Kragga Kamma Game Park uploaded by Niezwykly Swiat - Wonderful World. Unfortunately the rest of the text in the description looks like it could be Russian so I can't really tell … Continue reading A visit to Kragga Kamma Game Park →

Celebrating Heritage Day at Van Stadens

Today is Heritage Day in South Africa and all South Africans celebrate the day differently. Some like to dress up in their traditional clothing while others come together for a braai. Political parties have gatherings, clubs use the day to organise events and some people just stay home and do a few chores or watch … Continue reading Celebrating Heritage Day at Van Stadens →

A very unusual beach

Can you guess where this beach is?.........Technically it's not a beach. Not a coastal one anyway. It is the sandveld on the banks of the Bloemhof Dam on the border between the North West Province and the Free State.Bloemhof Dam was built in the late 1960's and is located at the confluence of the Vaal River … Continue reading A very unusual beach →

Flashback to the Apple Express

I received this breathtaking picture of the Apple Express crossing over the Van Stadens Railway Bridge, the highest narrow gauge railway bridge in the world, from fellow Geocacher Graham Chrich yesterday. Graham was in the Van Stadens area for the Rhino Run last weekend and decided to do a couple of Geocaches located in the … Continue reading Flashback to the Apple Express →

Beer bread from Dockside Brewery

Dockside Brewery in the Baakens Valley doesn't just brew craft beer for the drinking market. They also brew a craft beer specially to bake beer bread with. Their very first beer wasn't the best drinking beer but they quickly found out that it was perfect for baking beer bread so they continued making it. As … Continue reading Beer bread from Dockside Brewery →