Tsitsikamma Village Inn daisy

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

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.

Fygies between the rocks

Vygies is a type of succulent and most of them are in full flower at the moment. I found this little clump between the rocks in the Tsitsikamma National Park at the Storms River Rest camp.

Biiiiiiig lilies

We spend a couple of days in the Tsitsikamma this week chilling out and exploring the area. The lilies in the forest are in full bloom and truly stunning, some as big as two hands cupped together. I have a lot more Storms River and Tsitsikamma (one of the most beautiful areas in South Africa) stuff … Continue reading Biiiiiiig lilies →

South End Walk flowers

September is Tourism month and on the second Saturday of September a group of about 40 people went on a guided walk around the South End Museum Heritage Trail organised by Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism. I found this patch of fygies growing next to the road close to the green mosque. I dashed down to … Continue reading South End Walk flowers →

Aloe at Addo

The aloes are in full bloom and where ever you go around the Eastern Cape its bright orange flowers are visible. These are next to the walkway by the lookout over the Addo Elephant National Park's main camp waterhole.

Sour fig flower with insect

The sour fig grows quite easy and being a succulent they can survive well even in dry conditions. This one I found on the coast on the Sacramento Trail outside Port Elizabeth.

Shepherd’s hut

Looking at this scene with the Xhosa shepherd hut surrounded by flowering aloes one could easily think that the picture was taken somewhere in the heart of the former Transkei or the Wild Coast. In actual fact it was taken at the Cuyler Manor Museum just outside Uitenhage.

Pink Vergelegen

One of the wine estates in the Western Cape I've always wanted to visit but never had the opportunity before was Vergelegen in Somerset West. Earlier in the year I was in the area and pinched off an hour of my time to pop in for a look a this historic estate established by Governor Willem Adriaan van … Continue reading Pink Vergelegen →

Vergelegen in pienk

Die Weskaap is wêreldwyd bekend vir sy wynplase, party van hulle wat soveel as drie eeue terugdateer. Een van die oudste wynplase in die Kaap is Vergelegen in Somerset-Wes. Willem Adriaan van der Stel het sy pa, Simon van der Stel, in 1700 opgevolg as goeweneur van die Kaap. Kort voor lank het hy 'n groot stuk grond aan … Continue reading Vergelegen in pienk →