A couple of elephant bulls interacting at Hapoor waterhole in the Addo Elephant National Park. Nothing wrong with a bit of brotherly love or bromance.
Author: Jonker Fourie - Firefly the Travel Guy
Succulent flowers at Kuzuko
Succulents always surprise me with the beautiful flowers that they produce specially when they grow in dry and arid areas. The flowering succulent in the picture was growing next to the path to our room at Kuzuko Lodge in the northern part of the Addo Elephant National Park.After reading the post, Alan Fogarty of Alan … Continue reading Succulent flowers at Kuzuko
Langa Memorial
Most South Africans are familiar with the 1960 Sharpeville massacre where the South African Police opened fire on a protesting crowd, killing 69 people. Very few people know though that on the 25th anniversary of Sharpeville, something similar happened in Langa township in Uitenhage when the Police opened fire on a crowd of mourners on their … Continue reading Langa Memorial
What goes up must come down
One of my favourite things about cruising on the Sundays River with the Sundays River Ferry is climbing the dunes at the turning point. Going up is a leg aching, brow sweating and huff and puff affair but the view from the top makes it absolutely worth it. Plus what goes up must come down...
Motherwell storm water canal
The Swartkops River has huge pollution problems which emanates mainly from polluted water that flows into the system from storms water canals containing raw sewerage and many tons of litter and waste. One of these are the Motherwell storm water canal which can be seen close to the start of the Flamingo Trail. Its truly … Continue reading Motherwell storm water canal
Wildflower Reserve trails
The Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve is looking stunning at the moment with loads of Pin Cushions and King Proteas in flower. We went for a short walk through the reserve and eventually Drama Princess and I fell so far behind the Damselfly and Chaos Boy cause she kept on stopping to look at flowers and ask … Continue reading Wildflower Reserve trails
Orchard rainbow
An afternoon shower washed off the dust of a day exploring the Gamtoos Valley along some dirt back roads. As the sun came out we went for a walk through the citrus orchard at Nikalandershoek where we were staying and a rainbow appeared over the trees. The perfect end to the day.
Taking the flag down
The Great Flag on the Donkin Reserve measures about 10 meters x 15 meters yet while its flying 65 meters up on the second tallest flag pole in Africa it doesn't quite look that size. That is until it gets taken down in the evening by the Prince Alfred Guard and needs six soldiers to catch, … Continue reading Taking the flag down
Under the Van Stadens Bridge
I really can't reiterate how Geocaching is taking me to places where I've never been before and for somebody who has thought I've seen most places there is to see around Port Elizabeth I keep on being surprised. Going after a couple of caches in the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve I had to follow the … Continue reading Under the Van Stadens Bridge
Approaching with confidence
When this boytjie matures a bit more he will be a really impressive bull. Not that he isn't already. He's only problem is that he is an Addo bull so he will never have the huge tusks that the Kruger bulls have.
