Historic South End Cemetery

I find a certain calmness when I get to stroll through a historic cemetery. Its not quite the same soul soothing feeling I get when I am in a forest, but it is better than the hustle and bustle of the city. South End Cemetery was established in 1882 and was one of two large multi-denominational and multi-ethnic cemeteries … Continue reading Historic South End Cemetery →

Aloes and Supertubes

Jeffreys Bay is seen as the surfing capital of South Africa with Supertubes being rated as one of the top 10 surf spots in the world. Supertubes is one of the best right hand point breaks in the world and one a good day can break over a distance in access of 300 meters. Swinging … Continue reading Aloes and Supertubes →

Warning: Buffalo Crossing

South Africa's roads have many different road signs. Some you see everywhere and sometimes you get those who crop up and make you do a double take. When it comes to people and animals on the road there are quite a few. Pedestrian crossing signs. Warning signs for cattle, tortoises, children, poth-o-les (I'm not sure what a … Continue reading Warning: Buffalo Crossing →

Bayworld dinosaurs

A scene from the upcoming Jurrasic World movie? Not quite. It's scene from the dinosaur section at Bayworld.

Orb Web Spider

Usually I post about places or buildings or monuments. Today I'm posting a spider. A golden orb web spider I encountered in a wild fig tree in Uitenhage.

Fishing on the Wildside

This guy stood out on the rocks at Willows fishing for ages. I would never be able to do that. Just don't have the patience for it.

Celebrating 1000 finds

Two weeks ago during the Port Elizabeth geocachers' Welgelegen Camp getaway I had the privilege to log my 1000th find. The cache was located on a farm dam where we relaxed a bit between all the caches we had to do during the weekend. On our arrival at the dam the cache was spotted immediately where it … Continue reading Celebrating 1000 finds →

Dolphins during the Sardine Run

The Sardine Run is one of South Africa's biggest annual natural events and takes place on the KZN coastline and the Wild Coast. Very few people actually know that the sardines gather on the coastline off Port Elizabeth early in the year before they start their journey up the east coast. Expert Tours is a marine tour operator that … Continue reading Dolphins during the Sardine Run →

Lauries Bay coastline

The coastline at Lauries Bay near Kini Bay on the Wild Side

Looking down the Van Stadens Railway Bridge

Have you ever wondered what it looks like standing on the Van Stadens Railway Bridge and looking down from it? Probably not but it's something I did when I took a walk across it a little while back.