Black Oyster Catcher nest on the Wild Coast

The Wild Coast is all about the rugged coastline, beautiful beaches, rolling green hills, dramatic waterfalls, spectacular river mouths, friendly and hospitable people. So in fact that many visitors often miss the little things. And y'all know how I can go on about not just looking at the bigger picture when you are travelling.A little … Continue reading Black Oyster Catcher nest on the Wild Coast →

The little things on the Wild Coast

I'm a big advocate of keeping one's eyes open for the little things as much as the big stuff. Spending a night at Kob Inn on the Wild Coast I went for an afternoon stroll down to the Qora River and while the coastline and river held my attention, I still spotted this little scene. … Continue reading The little things on the Wild Coast →

A walk along the beach in Jeffrey’s Bay

What good is a morning meeting in Jeffrey's Bay with perfect early summer weather if one can't leave a little earlier and go for a walk on the beach? Yeh, says me too. Early morning and not a breath of air in Port Elizabeth so I took a chance and left just after 7am to … Continue reading A walk along the beach in Jeffrey’s Bay →

Discovering Lauries Bay in Port Elizabeth

The South African coastline stretches over 2500 km (give or take a couple of km) from the desert border with Namibia to the subtropical border with Mozambique. I say give or take a couple of km as I have seen exact distances given of between 2798 km and 3751 km. Whichever it is, its a heck of … Continue reading Discovering Lauries Bay in Port Elizabeth →

Sea monsters off Port Elizabeth

Is there such a thing as sea monsters? Huge tentacled beasts dragging ships in under the waves, long necked dinosaur like animals who survived millions of years in the deep or scaly monsters with huge teeth so terrifying that Great White Sharks flee in fear? A morning's hiking around the Cape Recife Nature Reserve in Port Elizabeth nearly had me thinking … Continue reading Sea monsters off Port Elizabeth →

Penguins under pressure

Last week I saw a stunning yet very sad picture by Luc Hosten on Facebook. Two days later I was down at Cape Recife in Port Elizabeth and came across the scene photographed by Luc. The penguin wasn't in the same position anymore and I didn't want to try and recreate the exact scene anyway, so decided on something similar … Continue reading Penguins under pressure →

A shell along the shore

Seven of us from work went for a walk along the Sacramento Trail just outside Port Elizabeth the other day. We were lucky to choose the perfect day with the warm winter sun shining down on us. I had two cameras hanging around my neck so I was clicking away all the way for both work … Continue reading A shell along the shore →

On the rocks

Oh how I wish I could spend the day sitting on the rocks like this and just stare out at sea. I did have a super relaxing looooong weekend, but now its shoulder to the wheel till after Tourism Indaba. The next two weeks are going to be seriously hectic at work so please excuse … Continue reading On the rocks →

Sunfish on the beach

Taking a walk along Noordhoek Beach in the Cape I stumbled on a dead sunfish. This was only a baby, but still something very unusual to see washed up. Sunfishes are so called because of their habit of drifting at the surface as if basking in the sun. There are two species of sunfishes found … Continue reading Sunfish on the beach →

Orange shell on the beach

Not much to say about an orange shell lying on the beach.