Cockscomb Station on the R74

Railway Stations used to be quite significant with station masters stationed there who was very proud of their workplace and kept it spick and span. These days most of these small stations are abandoned with very little other than a sign, some signals and an abandoned, often ruined, building. Driving up to Graaff-Reinet on the … Continue reading Cockscomb Station on the R74 →

Lights in Happy Valley

The peak summer holidays might be over but it doesn't mean that we have to stop going out to explore and experience out beautiful city. That we can do all year around. Something you can't do in winter though as the lights are only on in summer (unless they change that in future) is Happy … Continue reading Lights in Happy Valley →

Local is lekker….

The last few weeks have been a challenge. It wasn't just my car being stolen with my backpack and everything in it which was locked in the boot. It was also the fact that my backpack contained my camera which meant that I haven't been able to take photos lately except for a few pics … Continue reading Local is lekker…. →

Finding nice big Geocache containers

Geocache containers come in all shapes and sizes. Usually the majority of urban caches range from nano to micro and small so its always fun to find a regular sized container. This one was found in one of the nature reserves just outside town and the KidZ loved finding it. Drama Princess actually has a … Continue reading Finding nice big Geocache containers →

The St Georges Park Brass Band

The St Georges Brass Band has become an institution at the St Georges Park Cricket Ground over the years. Some people join in with them singing their lungs out while others despise the noise. Regardless of this it is hard to deny that the band has given St Georges a very unique atmosphere and once … Continue reading The St Georges Park Brass Band →

Black Oystercatcher

The African Oystercatcher or African Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini), is only found along the coast of South Africa and Namibia. They mostly live on rocky shores and feed mainly on mussels and limpets. Those who live on sandy shores eat sand mussels and the Estuarine Oystercatchers typically eat cockles and pencil-bait. They mate for life and it is … Continue reading Black Oystercatcher →

Bashoto War Memorial in Uitenhage

In Magennis Park just off Church Road (Graaff-Reinet Road) in Uitenhage is a monument that seems kinda out of place in this part of the province. It's a memorial commemorating those who died in the Morosi Mountain and Basuto Campaigns of 1879 and 1880-1882. Morosi's Mountain was the name given to a fortified mountain in the Drakensberg mountain range on … Continue reading Bashoto War Memorial in Uitenhage →

Angulate Tortoise

Its always nice to encounter different critters and interesting things while out on a walk. Ok, not quite all critters. Nobody is keen on stumbling on a snake. A walk near Kini Bay a couple of weekend's ago delivered not a snake but a Angulate Tortoise. The Angulate Tortoise (Chersina angulata) is quite common in South Africa … Continue reading Angulate Tortoise →

Holy Trinity Church fence

Port Elizabeth has some truly beautiful old historic stone churches around Central. One of them is the Holy Trinity Church next to Havelock Square. The Holy Trinity Church was established in 1854 when a group broke away from St Mary’s church and started having for services in a small room in Kemp Street. They later moving to a church at … Continue reading Holy Trinity Church fence →

Caching up a tree…again

Geocachers seem to find themselves up trees quite often. Just looking back at the last year I've been a good 8 meters up a huge old Pine Tree, out on a limb of a Coral Tree in near gale force winds and crawling along branches in Wild Fig Trees. Heck, Wild Fig and Coral Trees … Continue reading Caching up a tree…again →