The Gamtoos Valley with it's citrus farms, beautiful scenery and interesting little corners is one of our favorite day excursions to just get out of the city for a bit. The advantage is that it is nice and close to Port Elizabeth, so you are in the valley after like only a 40 minute drive. … Continue reading A Gamtoos Valley outing
I am way behind on my blogging. Like in "get Dr Strange in here with the Time Stone and send me back 6 months so I can try to start and catch up" behind. Life is getting in the way and life is made up of work, family, kids, sport, etc, etc, etc... That plus having … Continue reading We picked strawberries in Hankey
Everybody has their travel bucket lists. I'm no different but because I would still like to do a lot of travelling I have divided mine into International, African, South African and Eastern Cape. One of the things that has been on my Eastern Cape travel bucket list for a while now is doing the Innikloof … Continue reading Up(s) and down(s) and into the water at the InniKloof Waterfall hike
I just loved this scene of a lonely house - close to being a ruin although at least it still has its roof - in the Gamtoos Valley. It's located on a dirt track a few kilometers off the main road through the valley, so not something many people get to see but well worth … Continue reading The lonely house
This was my favorite photo from our visit to the Kouga Dam in the Gamtoos Valley to see it overflowing. I just slapped I with a bit of HDR to give it a bit of a more striking look. A dam like this overflowing is always a sight to behold.
A week or two three ago we spent the weekend at Tia Ghee Tented Camp in the Gamtoos Valley and heard that the Kouga Dam was still overflowing after good late winter and spring rains. We immediately decided to take a drive up to the dam for a look and we definitely weren't disappointed. From the … Continue reading Checking the Kouga Dam overflowing
Beautiful scenery, rolling hills covered in fynbos, citrus orchids, farmlands, white frothing streams, mountains on the horizon, forested valleys, interesting back roads, friendly people and countryside hospitality. These are all things you will find in the Gamtoos Valley. The best way to explore and get to know the Gamtoos Valley is to spend a weekend and … Continue reading Going on an Adventure Drive in the Gamtoos Valley
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
Visiting a cucumber farm probably isn't very high on anybody's list when you talk agritourism, but I'm always up for something new. I was in the Gamtoos Valley as part of a media tour recently and Gamtoos Tourism organized for us to visit Malan Cucumbers. This isn't a technical post so I just want to tell … Continue reading Visiting a cumcumber farm of all places
Sweet juicy red strawberries.... I don't need to use any more fancy words to get your mouth watering. Actually, you just need to have a look at the pictures in this post and not read anything at all.It's always great to get an exclusive behind the scenes look at something and in this case it was a … Continue reading Sweet juicy red strawberries at Mooihoek Farm
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