City coastline aerial

Last week the Damselfly and I got to fly to Johannesburg for the annual Lilizela Awards of which I was one of the judges. Even though I get to road trip quite often working for ECTOUR, I don't fly nearly as much as I did in my previous job. When I do and I fly alone, … Continue reading City coastline aerial →

Late afternoon in the Overberg

Why go on a road trip if you don't stop along the way to enjoy the views?

A wave of pink at the Big Walk for Cancer

This morning the annual Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer took place from the Boardwalk. We joined over 10 000 other walkers, most of them in pink, in support of those who are busy fighting cancer, those who are cancer survivors and those who have lost the battle to cancer. Just about everybody there are … Continue reading A wave of pink at the Big Walk for Cancer →

Surfing at Pipe

I'm not a surfer. I've never even had the opportunity to try. I really enjoy body surfing though but perhaps one day I'll try doing it on a board. It doesn't mean I don't enjoy watching surfers. Discovered this video of surfing at Pipe by Grant Beck.

Back to the future on the Mzamba Fossils and Petrified Forest Trail

The Mzamba Fossils and Petrified Forest on the northern Wild Coast has been on my "To Do" list for a long time now. I just never had chance to visit that part of the Wild Coast yet. That was until a road trip to Durban had me spending a night at the Wild Coast Sun on the … Continue reading Back to the future on the Mzamba Fossils and Petrified Forest Trail →

First cricket of the season

Drama Princess is sports mad and very competitive. In the winter she plays netball and tennis and in summer she does athletics and plays cricket... Yes, you read correctly. My daughter plays cricket. She is one of three girls in the Newton Park Primary u/11 team and on Tuesday they played their first game of the … Continue reading First cricket of the season →

The pier is open

Shark Rock Pier was reopened yesterday after extensive renovations. I decided to take a quick walk down at lunch time to go and have a look. The pier looks great after having all the steel and wood fixed up or replaced and it is ready for the many visitors coming to the city this coming … Continue reading The pier is open →

Cape Recife beacon

The beacon out at Cape Recife is one of two beacons that was used for shipping purposes before the invention of modern navigation technology. The second beacon is the one on Marine Drive where Admiralty Road and Marine Drive comes together. Ships sailing along the coast from the west had to line up the two … Continue reading Cape Recife beacon →

The iconic Knysna Heads

What are the icons of the Garden Route? There are a few. The adventure activities in the Tsitsikamma, Storms River Mouth, the view over the Beacon Isle Hotel with Robberg in the distance, the Knysna forest, the lakes around Sedgefield and Wilderness, Kaaimans Bridge outside Wilderness (especially when the Choo Tjoe still ran), Outeniqua Pass in George and … Continue reading The iconic Knysna Heads →

Sun worshippers

The residents of the penguin pool at SAMREC having their morning sun worship. Notice how it's not just penguins residing in the penguin pool. There's also a gannet on the right and a cormorant in the back.