Coastal hiking at St Francis Bay

The St Francis Bay / Cape St Francis area has a number of hiking options and with such a stunning coastline how can it not? Most of the walks are shorter hikes and include coastal walks like the Blowhole Walk, Bay to Bay Walk, Shark Point Walk, Wild Side Meander and the Two Harbours Walk. There are … Continue reading Coastal hiking at St Francis Bay →

50 Shades of Grey… and Orange

Our weekend in St Francis Bay gave me the perfect material for a Random.... post. This time random shades of grey and orange. Orange, grey and white flowing together on the rocks along Cape St Francis' Wild Side on the walk to the blow hole. This rock I found on the walk to Shark Point had … Continue reading 50 Shades of Grey… and Orange →

Birds and boat (and a new camera)

A fishing boat sailing along Port Elizabeth's Wildside with a flock of terns on the rocks in the foreground. This is the last picture I have to post taken with my Fiji bridge camera. The camera was in the boot of my car that was stolen about two months ago. The good news is that, after what … Continue reading Birds and boat (and a new camera) →

Gamtoos River boats

The Gamtoos River is a very popular fishing destination in the Eastern Cape. A quick trip down to the Gamtoos Mouth had me spending some time on the river banks taking pictures of a couple of boats lying at anchor there. The owner of this one live right across the road and came out to … Continue reading Gamtoos River boats →

Aloes and Supertubes

Jeffreys Bay is seen as the surfing capital of South Africa with Supertubes being rated as one of the top 10 surf spots in the world. Supertubes is one of the best right hand point breaks in the world and one a good day can break over a distance in access of 300 meters. Swinging … Continue reading Aloes and Supertubes →

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 →

A walk to Salt River Mouth at Natures Valley

The Garden Route has some excellent hiking trails. The Otter, Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma trails are epic and will take you a couple of days covering long distance lugging along backpacks while short loops like Storms River Mouth, The Big Tree and Garden of Eden will use up an hour of your time with only a camera … Continue reading A walk to Salt River Mouth at Natures Valley →

Enjoying the view at Bruce’s Beauties

There are some really tranquil spots along the Jeffreys Bay and St Francis coastline where one can sit and take in a view of the ocean. Passing through St Francis Bay I had an hour or so before a meeting and decided to grab a couple of Geocaches. One of the caches was located close to … Continue reading Enjoying the view at Bruce’s Beauties →

Eersterivier – the Tsitsikamma’s hidden gem

Hidden on the rugged eastern coastline of the Tsitsikamma is a little gem that not a lot of people know of. Somewhere you can get away from it all and enjoy stunning scenic coastal landscapes bordered by cliffs and lush vegetation. Somewhere you can take in a bit of beach life and lots of vitaminSea without … Continue reading Eersterivier – the Tsitsikamma’s hidden gem →

Supertubes on a calm day

Jeffreys Bay is famous as a surf destination and one of the reasons is Supertubes. Supertubes is said to be the best right hand point breaks in the entire world both in consistency and quality. Generally Supertubes break for about 300m or more but if conditions are right and the surf is big enough then it links up with … Continue reading Supertubes on a calm day →