Pine Lodge – 25 years on

A week or so ago Pine Lodge at Cape Recife celebrated their 25th birthday. I was invited to the events of the day and snapped this pic of the resort from the first zipline platform. What is great of Pine Lodge is that they offer a range of accommodation types from camping and self catering … Continue reading Pine Lodge – 25 years on →

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 →

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.

Cape Recife trail

The Cape Recife Nature Reserve has various trail options through the area with the 9 kilometer Roseate Tern Trail the most prominent. The trail includes a walk along the coast line and through the vegetated dune field, visiting a bird hide, the Cape Recife Lighthouse and the old Second World War lookout and barracks along the … Continue reading Cape Recife trail →

Cape Recife Lighthouse

I wish I had more time to go and explore Cape Recife Nature Reserve more often with my camera. It offers so many photo opportunities, one of these being the Cape Recife Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1851 on the western point of Algoa Bay. Cape Recife is one of the major turning points on … Continue reading Cape Recife Lighthouse →

SAMREC’s Must Touch Room

One of the attractions for visitors at SAMREC is the "Must Touch Room". It allows interaction of the visitors, especially the kids, with different aspects of the marine environment. There are just too many things to mention here, but visitors can touch shark teeth, a dolphin skull, stuffed marine birds and mammals, play games and learn lots … Continue reading SAMREC’s Must Touch Room →

Noordhoek coastal view

A drive through the Cape Recife Nature Reserve brought me to the Patti Beach parking area. This is the view from the beach along the coastline looking towards Noordhoek.

Sunrise at the Cape Recife Lighthouse

The start of another day, photographed on a cold winters morning at Cape Recife

SAMREC tour photobomb

I have posted so many times about SAMREC and what an awesome job they do on the conservation side as well as educating people young and old about the plight of the African Penguin and other marine animals. When I took this picture I wanted to tell you about the tour you can do at SAMREC … Continue reading SAMREC tour photobomb →

Morning penguin feed at SAMREC

Early morning and late afternoon visitors to SAMREC in Cape Recife will be lucky enough to see how the penguins are fed as part of their tour. The guide explained the whole feeding process to us. As it turns out its not just a case of stuffing a couple of fish down their throats. Every … Continue reading Morning penguin feed at SAMREC →