Karoo Heartland Churches

Looking through everything I have that still needs to be posted I decided to take three Karoo churches and make up one Random... Karoo churches post. Just about every small town in the Karoo Heartland of the Eastern Cape has a remarkable church of some sort. Cradock must have one of the most memorable Karoo Heartland churches there … Continue reading Karoo Heartland Churches →

Happiness – Penguin video

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/FbSs1B58Mis&source=udsLibby Sharwood of SAMREC once asked me if I have ever seen anybody look sad while watching a penguin. One just can't help smiling around them and I though this video by Mauricio Oliveira that I discovered on YouTube is very appropriate to that and ideal for this week's Friday video.

Zuurkop viewsite in Addo

One of the best view sites in the Addo Elephant National Park is from the top of Zuurkop. Its one of the spots in the park where one is allowed to get out of your car although you still need to be vigilant as its no a fenced area.

PE<<<Plett arrives at the Boardwalk

This year the second installment of the PE to Plett four day mountain bike team event between Port Elizabeth and Plettenberg Bay took place in reverse and ended at the Boardwalk on the PE beachfront. The first team arrived at the Boardwalk at about 9:45ish with the last teams struggling in somewhere between 1 and 2pm. Red Cherry … Continue reading PE<<<Plett arrives at the Boardwalk →

Feeding Koi at the Barrydale "water front"

Barrydale on Route 62 in the Klein Karoo is a pretty little town known for the beautiful surrounding mountains offering various walks, the Tradouw Pass, quint gardens, interesting shops and farm stalls, restaurants popular with passing tour groups and the very famous Ronnie's SEX Shop down the road. Everything but an ocean. So I was very intrigued when … Continue reading Feeding Koi at the Barrydale "water front" →

The Kings playing at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

The Damselfly has no interest in rugby and in a lesser degree neither has Chaos Boy. Drama Princess on the other hand just loves it and would go to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium for every Kings game if she could. After missing the last few while out of town, Friday night's Kings vs Bulls … Continue reading The Kings playing at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium →

Caching in a storm water pipe

Geocaching takes one to weird and wonderful places. In this case weird. George and Jill of George c12 went after a cache located within a storm water pipe in the western suburbs somewhere. I don't quite want to give it away to muggles but the pipe goes quite far under the intersection and you have … Continue reading Caching in a storm water pipe →

Farm worker fishermen in the Gamtoos Valley

Spending time in a place is more than just staying in accommodation establishments, eating in restaurants, visiting attractions end enjoying beautiful scenery. The buzz word these days are experiences and an experience doesn't necessarily have to be an formal one. Sometimes you see something interesting and making a quick stop can turn into a whole … Continue reading Farm worker fishermen in the Gamtoos Valley →

Koffiebus and Teebus

The Karoo has a beauty that some admire in awe while others tend to just want to pass through as quickly as possible. I love the Karoo landscape with its big skies, Karoo koppies, windpumps, sheep, karoo vegetation and its interesting people. Returning home after a trip to Johannesburg I decided to drive via the … Continue reading Koffiebus and Teebus →

The M4 Settlers Freeway

Some know it as the Settlers Freeway and some just call it by its number, the M4 freeway. But whatever whoever calls it, this is what the freeway cutting between the city and Algoa Bay looks like from the top of the Campanile.