Geocaching in Port Elizabeth insert on Pasella

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/D1wqOSAWUvQ&source=udsYou've all seen me refer to my Geocaching adventures which take me to places I know well but also often brings me to interesting spots I've never been to before. Late last year the SABC 2 Afrikaans magazine show Pasella shot a insert in Port Elizabeth about Geocaching featuring yours truly. *big smile* It was broadcasted … Continue reading Geocaching in Port Elizabeth insert on Pasella →

St Croix Island

In 1488 the Portuguese explorer Batholomeu Dias sailed into Algoa Bay and landed on St Croix islandwhere his crew celebrated Mass and planted a padrão or stone cross. The island, which is visible from the Port Elizabeth beachfront, is 3.9 km from the nearest land at Hougham Park and rises up to 59m at it's highest point. It … Continue reading St Croix Island →

Aldo Scribante race track

Race day at Aldo Scribante Race Circuit near Motherwell is always an exciting prospect. For some reason I just never had the opportunity to go and see racing there but I did pop in the other day to have a look for a Geocache hidden close by. The track is home to the Algoa Motor Sport Club and … Continue reading Aldo Scribante race track →

The road through the Overberg

A recent road trip to Cape Town for work just proved yet again that there is no such thing as wasted time to be on the road between two places. It will take a bit longer to get to the destination but make time to stop, even if its just to enjoy the scenery and … Continue reading The road through the Overberg →

Sundays River Valley view

A beautiful view of the Sundays River Valley from the Kudu Ridge Game Lodge deck

Choppy seas

A ship lying at anchor in Algoa Bay in choppy conditions waiting to enter the Port Elizabeth Harbour

Sunset at the Crags

You know the saying when something goes on till the cows come home? Well, a day literally does exactly the same. While camping at The Crags the cows came by to be milked at about three in the afternoon and then headed home to the meadows just after five thirty... when the sun heads for the hills. … Continue reading Sunset at the Crags →

Gamtoos Series 7 – Sundial

This is the last post in the Gamtoos Valley series before returning to PE pics again. The biggest sundial in Africa and the Southern Hemisphere can be found somewhere in South Africa. "Where in South Africa?" I hear you ask. Cape Town? You're cold. Johannesburg? Very cold. Durban? Still cold. Port Elizabeth? Getting warmer. Where then? Its located in … Continue reading Gamtoos Series 7 – Sundial →

Gamtoos Series 6 – Naartjies

The Gamtoos Valley is famous for the citrus produced there, amongst it various varieties of oranges, naartjies and lemons. Kids love naartjies because they are sweet and easy to peel and during the Gamtoos Citrus Festival visitors get to go on a tractor tour into the orchards and pick your own.

Gamtoos Series 5 – Queen Victoria Profile

This is post #5 in a series of 7 posts featuring the Gamtoos Valley west of Port Elizabeth. One of the well known landmarks in the Gamtoos River Valley in the Eastern Cape is the Queen Victoria Profile on the road between Patensie and the Baviaanskloof. The profile is the result of erosion of the sheer cliff … Continue reading Gamtoos Series 5 – Queen Victoria Profile →