27 miles to Cradock

Back in the old days distance stones were used to indicate to travellers how far they had to go to the next town. These days there aren't a lot of them around and often they are found on old and back roads. But trust Geocaching to take me to one of them on the N10 on a trip to … Continue reading 27 miles to Cradock →

Sunny day by the Pier

Today is National Human Rights Day in South Africa and the start of silly season as far as public holidays go over the next two months. Lots of long weekends to come which means lots of opportunities for break aways and #shotleft weekend. From the looks of it we are in for a beautiful weekend this … Continue reading Sunny day by the Pier →

One Van Stadens Bridge seen from another Van Stadens Bridge

Most people driving along the N2 over the Van Stadens Bridge west of Port Elizabeth have seen the Van Stadens Railway Bridge (the higherst narrow gauge railway bridge in the world) higher up in the gorge in the distance. On a geocaching outing the other day I visited the railway bridge for the first time … Continue reading One Van Stadens Bridge seen from another Van Stadens Bridge →

Buying meat at Chilleks Place

Chilleks Place in Walmer Township won the Nando's Shisa Nyama Championship in October last year with some exceptional braai'ing and flavouring. It's maybe not as well known as the big Shisa Nyamas in Cape Town or Soweto, but the quality of their braai is right up there. Before manager Coach and braai master Scott or any … Continue reading Buying meat at Chilleks Place →

Cradock grave yard track – no Harry Potter unfortunately

On my last visit to Cradock I went in search of the grave of Harry Potter. Harry Potter, you ask? Well, Cradock's cemetery holds the grave of one Harry Potter who was a ‘beloved husband’ and died on July 27, 1910 at the age of 46. Was he magical? Who knows? I unfortunately didn't find him. I … Continue reading Cradock grave yard track – no Harry Potter unfortunately →

The chocolate water of the Great Fish

The Karoo is generally thought to be a very dry area with no water and in most cases this is true. But... And there is almost always a but. This isn't quite true everywhere in the Karoo. If you go and look at some places in the Karoo Heartland you will find that some parts of … Continue reading The chocolate water of the Great Fish →

Beach lake at Beaches

I was having a look at this picture wondering what I should post with it. Straight forward it shows the lake which is part of the Kings Beach redevelopment with The Beaches apartment building in the background. But does that make it the beach lake at the Beaches or the Beaches at the beach with … Continue reading Beach lake at Beaches →

St Georges Park Pool

The St Georges Park swimming pool has been a favorite with young and old for like forever. We haven't been to the pool for ages as we have a small pool at home, but a week or so ago Drama Princess had to practice her swimming for school and we decided to go for an hour or … Continue reading St Georges Park Pool →

I flew in a helicopter

I'm not a regular flyer. The first time I got to fly was in a Jac (similar to a Harvard), a flight I would never forget as the pilot did two rolls with this very nervous and acrophobic passenger in the back. Since then I have become a lot better and over the last seven years … Continue reading I flew in a helicopter →

Smile, it’s a penguin

I wanted to make this Monday post a bit of a light hearted one to start the week off on a happy note. Looking at the pictures I haven't posted I decided on this one because, like Libby Sharwood of SAMREC says, "You can't help but to smile when you look at a penguin."