Tsitsikamma Forest Trail Part 2: Old Storms River Bridge

After a couple of hours hiking through the Plaatbos Nature Reserve we emerged from the forest close to where the old pass road crosses the Storms River. We headed straight down to the river, kicked off our shoes and soaked our feet in the cool, soothing water. Just what we needed at the halfway mark of our … Continue reading Tsitsikamma Forest Trail Part 2: Old Storms River Bridge →

Tsitsikamma Forest Trail Part 1: Plaatbos Nature Reserve

I find forests to have some kind of therapeutic effect on me, hence the fact that I will find any excuse to go and spend some time around forests. It's no surprise then that I found myself and Family Firefly on a family outing in Storms River Village in the Tsitsikamma. Three days around the forest for … Continue reading Tsitsikamma Forest Trail Part 1: Plaatbos Nature Reserve →

Klein treintjies

Op die eerste Sondag van die maand stroom baie families met klein (en ander met nie so klein) kinders na die Port Elizabeth Model Locomotive Society se maandelikse oop dag. Families staan al van vroeg af tou om op die treintjies te ry met veral die stoom lokomotiewe wat baie aftrek kry. Die rit vat … Continue reading Klein treintjies →

Addo flowers

After the rains we had in the Eastern Cape this past winter the veld is looking really good. Its no different in the Addo Elephant National Park with lots of yellow and purple flowers all over.

Cape Recife WWII Forward Observation Post

Port Elizabeth has arguably the most complete collection of surviving coast artillery buildings and equipment dating from the Second World War (1939-45) of any port in South Africa. Before the Second World War the Port Elizabeth Harbour actually had no defence in place except for Fort Frederick which was built in 1799 to guard the … Continue reading Cape Recife WWII Forward Observation Post →

Tranquil forest stream

I can't imagine myself a more tranquil scene than one of the Tsitsikamma's whiskey coloured streams flowing through the thick indigenous forest

Paul Sauer Bridge

Most travellers on the N2 through the Tsitsikamma stop at the Petroport to fill up the one tank, empty the other or just grab a snack. A lot of those travellers, specially those from afar, either take a walk across the Storms River Bridge or to the viewing platform. The bridge spanning the Storms River is actually called the … Continue reading Paul Sauer Bridge →

Hippo at Lalibela

Some people get real excited by seeing lions and elephants or even something rare like an aardwolf in real life on a game drive. The Damselfly had her moment when she saw real live hippos for the first time at Lalibela Game Reserve near Port Elizabeth. What made the sighting even better was that there were a … Continue reading Hippo at Lalibela →

Stormsriviermond hangbrûe

Die Tsitsikamma Nasionalepark op die Tuinroete is een van die mooiste plekke in Suid-Afrika met sy inheemse woude, loodregte kranse en pragtige kuslyn. Die 1 km lange mondwandelpad van die ruskamp tot by Stormsriviermond is die gewildste staproete in die park en die hoogtepunt is die drie hangbrûe by die riviermond self. Die oudste een van die … Continue reading Stormsriviermond hangbrûe →

White Lions at Pumba

There are about 500 white lions left in the world, most of them in captivity. Pumba Game Reserve is one of only a few game reserves in South Africa that has free range white lions on its property. Pumba's white lions is right at the top of what visitors to the reserve wants to see and it … Continue reading White Lions at Pumba →