Impala at Kragga Kamma

A week or so ago we spent the morning in Kragga Kamma Game Park as a family. Its been a while since I've visited the park and every time I go I'm amazed at how fortunate we are to have such a great little park so close to the city. One of the pictures I … Continue reading Impala at Kragga Kamma →

Addo roadblock

Nobody likes a road block, sitting bumper to bumper behind a slow moving object or having to waste time in a stop go situation. That is unless you get all of these because of elephants in the Addo Elephant National Park. I had a meeting in Addo and decided to leave two hours early and … Continue reading Addo roadblock →

Odd one out

I recently spent a night at the highly recommended Ganora Guest Farm near Nieu-Bethesda. Early morning before breakfast I went for a walk around the farm and down to the river. On my way back I found this interesting scene of a calf having breakfast with the sheep. A case of mistaken identity?

Hiking "feet" selfie

Selfies is the "in" thing these days, specially while on holiday or doing activities. Its a way to remember places by talking a picture of yourself somewhere. In a world of social media its also a way of "look where I am and you're not". There seem to be two types of selfies though. The … Continue reading Hiking "feet" selfie →

Shooting netball hoops

I found this picture which I took a couple of weeks ago when we went to watch Varsity Cup netball at NMMU. During half time spectators were invited to come and shoot hoops. Drama Princess was the smallest participant and even got one or two in from this distance.

Eastern Cape destination marketing video

This week's Friday Video of the Week covers an area a little wider than just Port Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela Bay. I am very passionate about the Eastern Cape and will promote it at any opportunity I can get. A couple of years ago the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency has a stunning promotional … Continue reading Eastern Cape destination marketing video →

SAMREC tour

Visitors to SAMREC in the Cape Recife Nature Reserve get taken on a tour of the facility which includes the penguin hospital, the admission room and finally the penguin pool. Here you get to see the penguins that are busy recuperating before they get released back into Algoa Bay again.

SAMREC Smiley

In a world of social media smileys its always nice to find a real one. In this case outside the front door of SAMREC in Cape Recife

Swimmer

One of the African Penguins at SAMREC swimming past a window in the centre's penguin pool

The view from the Anglo Boer War fort at Uniondale

Uniondale between the Klein Karoo and the Langkloof is famous for it's ghost, but I'm sure most people know very little else about the town. Visitors will also find a lot of history in the area. Amongst that is the fact that the town was protected by 6 British Forts during the Anglo Boer War. One of … Continue reading The view from the Anglo Boer War fort at Uniondale →