Gamtoos Series 3 – Dusk in the Gamtoos Valley

Dusk in the Gamtoos Valley with the Cockscomb Mountains in the background photographed from the stoep at Nikalandershoek Guest Cottage just outside Patensie. PURE BLISS

Gamtoos Series 2 – water canals

This is post #2 in the Gamtoos series featuring the Gamtoos River Valley west of Port Elizabeth. The valley is referred to as the food basket of the Eastern Cape due to the amount of fruit and vegetables being grown here. These farms all get their water from the Kouga Dam. Water is taken from the … Continue reading Gamtoos Series 2 – water canals →

Gamtoos Series 1 – Kouga Dam

I'm going through a very busy period at work having just come back from World Travel Market Africa in Cape Town and off to Durban for Indaba in a couple of days. Because of it I'm running low on photos and rather than skipping days I decided to keep the daily photo concept going and recycle some … Continue reading Gamtoos Series 1 – Kouga Dam →

The old Gamtoos Bridge

Today's post is slightly outside the borders of Nelson Mandela Bay, but the Gamtoos area is very much part of the metro even if its only through close association. When the first Dutch trekboers got to the Gamtoos River in the latter part of the 1700's, they had to move upstream to find a suitable spot … Continue reading The old Gamtoos Bridge →