I spent the weekend in Knysna for work and didn't have a lot of free time, but that did not stop me from dashing down to the Knysna Heads just in time to catch the sunset. It's been a few years since I've spent some quality time in Knysna and I seriously need to make … Continue reading Sunset over the Knysna Lagoon
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Blue and yellow on the Knysna Lagoon
It was a late afternoon on a gloomy day, our only day, in Knysna and I was taking a walk around Leisure Isle with a couple of friends. The mission was actually one of a Geocaching kind, but two of us had our cameras with us as well and once the cache was found it … Continue reading Blue and yellow on the Knysna Lagoon
The iconic Knysna Heads
What are the icons of the Garden Route? There are a few. The adventure activities in the Tsitsikamma, Storms River Mouth, the view over the Beacon Isle Hotel with Robberg in the distance, the Knysna forest, the lakes around Sedgefield and Wilderness, Kaaimans Bridge outside Wilderness (especially when the Choo Tjoe still ran), Outeniqua Pass in George and … Continue reading The iconic Knysna Heads
The Goukamma River
On my way to Cape Town recently I decided to grab a couple of Geocaches, one of them a cache called Back Stab Bridge just west of Knysna. The cache was situated close to the turnoff to Buffels Bay next to the old road and took me to this beautiful spot. And that is where … Continue reading The Goukamma River
Noetzie – Kastele op die strand
So 'n paar kilometer buite die Tuinroete dorp Knysna, aan die einde van 'n grondpad, is 'n baie unieke plek met die naam Noetzie. Noetzie (Khoi-San vir Donker Water) het 'n pragtige strand en strandmeer omring deur inheemse woude, maar wat Noetzie laat uitstaan is die feit dat daar verskeie kastele langs die strand is. Die area is reg van Knysna … Continue reading Noetzie – Kastele op die strand
Knysnakoppe
Die Knysnakoppe by Knysna in die Weskaap is een van Suid Afrika se bekendste natuurlike landmerke en word gereeld in reistydskrifte en brosjures gesien. Die Koppe is ook een van die gevaarlikste ingange tot 'n natuurlike hawe in die wêreld met menige bote wat al hier deur die branders omgeslaan is of op die rotse geloop het.
Seepampoentjie
Almal wat al langs 'n Suid-Afrikaanse strand gestap het moes die een of ander tyd êrens 'n seepampoentjie opgetel het. Ek weet 'n seepampoentjie is 'n "sea urchin" in Engels, maar het nog altyd gewonder of dit dalk 'n ander naam in Afrikaans het wanneer dit nog leef. Die eerste een wat ek besluit om te vra was … Continue reading Seepampoentjie
Knysna forest roads
The are two ways of exploring the indigenous forests around Knysna, by car and on foot. Several forest roads take one all over the forests surrounding Knysna from down by the Knysna River up to Gouna, across to Millwood and over the Prince Alfred Pass. The road in the picture is called Kom se Pad.The best way to … Continue reading Knysna forest roads
Random around the Knysna Heads
I still have a couple of odd pictures from our last visit to Knysna which I haven't posted, most of them taken around the Knysna Heads. Thus I decided to do a "Random ..." post featuring pictures take around the Heads.The view from the top of the Heads is amazing and this is where most tourists … Continue reading Random around the Knysna Heads
Along the jetty
On a recent visit to Knynsa I was looking for spots to photograph the sunset from and found this jetty pointing directly at the Knysna Heads in the distance.The view towards the Knysna Heads from the end of the jetty
Firefly the Travel Guy 