Sondagsrivier Veerboot

Colchester net buite Port Elizabeth is a rustige plekkie en is baie gewild met vakansiegangers en stadsjapies wat oor die naweek bietjie wil wegkom en die Sondagsrivier geniet. Behalwe die rivier is die twee ander groot aantreklikhede die Addo Nasionale Olifantpark wat se suidelike hek in Colchester uitkom en die reuse sandduine aan die ander kant van die … Continue reading Sondagsrivier Veerboot →

Marilyn’s Diner in Storms River

When one visits a small village or town you often expect some kind of quaint little restaurant or coffee shop and not necessarily a place filled with Cadillacs, 50's & 60's memorabilia, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe and painted pink for added impact. This is exactly what we encountered next to the Tsitsikamma Village Inn on our visit … Continue reading Marilyn’s Diner in Storms River →

Village Inn day and night panoramas

While staying at Tsitsikamma Village Inn in Storms River I took two panoramic photos from the upstairs balcony of one of the cottages. One during the day and one in the evening.

Steve Biko tronksel

Steve Biko is een van Suid Afrika se bekendste anti-apartheid aktiviste en is op 11 September 1977 oorlede nadat hy deur die polisie mishandel en aangerand is. Biko is naby Port Elizabeth gearresteer en in die Walmer Polisiestasie aangehou voor hy ondervra en aangerand is. Hy is agter in 'n voertuig gegooi en vervoer Pretoria toe … Continue reading Steve Biko tronksel →

Tsitsikamma Village Inn daisy

Daisies in the gardens on the Tsitsikamma Village Inn's village green

Tsitsikamma Village Inn

If somebody had to ask me right now what my absolute favorite hotels are the first one on my list would be the three star Tsitsikamma Village Inn in Storms River Village. "Why?" I hear you ask. I absolutely love the hotel not just for one specific reason but because of the sum of a number … Continue reading Tsitsikamma Village Inn →

Donkin Reservaat na donker

Die Donkin Reservaat in Port Elizabeth het 'n mengsel van beide oud en modern. Die oud is die Donkin gedenkteken in die vorm van 'n piramide (1820) en die Donkin Vuurtoring (1861) terwyl die moderne aspek die nuwe kuns is wat deel vorm van Roete 67.

Slow shutter waterfall

I don't often play around with the settings on my camera, but I couldn't help slowing down the shutter speed just a little bit for this pic of one of the streams flowing through the Tsitsikamma forest.

Lilies and cottages

Lilies growing along Oak Lane in Storms River Village in the Tsitsikamma with some of the old forestry houses (now under the control of SA National Parks) in the background. Beyond the houses is the Tsitsikamma forest and in particular the Plaatbos section.

Pumba elephant

After a quick visit we were driving out of Pumba Game Reserve and passing Water Lodge when we found an elephant approaching across a field towards us. Unfortunately for me the sun was behind him so I couldn't really get a great picture, but that doesn't matter. He came lumbering along, looked at as pass him … Continue reading Pumba elephant →