Car wash waiting room

With the drought and accompanying water restrictions I have refrained from washing my car in my support for saving water. Unfortunately it got to the point where my car started becoming an embarrassment so I popped by Soapy Joe car wash in Circular Drive. While they returned my car to respectability I had look around … Continue reading Car wash waiting room →

When it rains in Nieu-Bethesda

A couple of weeks ago I headed up to Nieu-Bethesda in the Karoo Heartland with a colleague for a tourism meeting. En route we encountered the Fish River in full flow at Jansenville, puddles and pools next to the road approaching Graaff-Reinet and a very wet village at our destination. The word Karoo comes from … Continue reading When it rains in Nieu-Bethesda →

Cooling down at Supertube

I love spending time at the Supertube at Kings Beach. Once I get going I just can't stop. Yes, I slow down a bit after an hour or so but I'm like a tank. I keep going long after the kids have stopped to look for something to eat or to warm up a bit … Continue reading Cooling down at Supertube →

Low tide next to Hobie Beach

At high tide the rocky stretch of beach between Hobie Beach and Pollok Beach is mostly covered by water, but at low tide it's all exposed and looks rather barren. Bird Rock can be seen on the horizon in the middle of the picture and Chop Rock to the left.

The Volkswagen plant in Uitenhage

Have you ever wondered what it looks like inside the Volsawagen plant in Uitenhage but have never had a chance to go and do the factory tour? Let me show you through this video I discovered on the Rivista Automobilismo channel on YouTube this morning.

Bottom of Russell Road

I know today's photo isn't the typical touristy photo nor one anybody would use to promote the city with. It's still one I would like to share with you. I was at a meeting at Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism in Donkin Street the other day and ventured down to Chapel Street and over to the … Continue reading Bottom of Russell Road →

A little surprise from SA Tourism

I received a little surprise from SA Tourism in the mail this week. A pair of coffee mugs with the SA Tourim"Welcome" figure on one side and "FireflyAfrica" on the other. I don't get to deal directly with SA Tourism often, probably because I'm not based in Cape Town of Johannesburg where they do a … Continue reading A little surprise from SA Tourism →

Tee off at PE Golf Club

I'm not a golfer. Not really by choice, more by the fact that I just don't still have time for it as well. I'd rather be out looking for Geocaches somewhere. It's not that I've never tried though. I played the 9 hole Kragga Kamma course probably three times and twice at Sardinia Bay's 9 … Continue reading Tee off at PE Golf Club →

Looking down on Walmer

In yesterday's post I showed you a photo I took while out on a bit of a Geocaching adventure looking down at Target Kloof. Today's pic was taken from exactly the same spot but this time looking down on Walmer. The Baakens Valley leading up towards Dodd's Farm is on the left with the river … Continue reading Looking down on Walmer →

Looking down on Target Kloof

On Saturday morning I went on a little Geocaching expedition at the bottom of Target Kloof. I had to follow a path to the top of the cliffs overlooking the surrounding suburb and river below and ended up snapping this pic from close to the cache location. Now I would never have seen this view … Continue reading Looking down on Target Kloof →