Breakfast at Lavender Blue

On the morning of Day 3 of the Mini vs Maxi Adventure across the Eastern Cape, Team Mini stopped at Lavender Blue outside East London for breakfast. Apparently we weren't the only ones with the idea of filling up on bacon and eggs as the place was packed with locals and visitors alike enjoying their famous … Continue reading Breakfast at Lavender Blue →

Ama Zing–Zing Skywalk Trail

The Mini vs Maxi Adventure across the Eastern Cape took Team Mini to Areena Riverside Resort on Day 2 for a quad bike game drive. When owner Ed Rathbone asked the question "How much time do you have?" we knew though that he had more in mind for us than just quad biking. We were kitted out … Continue reading Ama Zing–Zing Skywalk Trail →

Quad bike point of view

Quad biking at Areena Riverside Resort. Not the easiest photo to take I tell you. Not while moving anyway.

Quad bike game drive at Areena Resort

One of the activities I looked forward to the most on the Mini vs Maxi adventure was to go on a quad bike game drive at Areena Riverside Resort outside East London. Other than going round and round on a little mosquito driven quad bike at the church fate with my son or daughter in front of … Continue reading Quad bike game drive at Areena Resort →

Cheetah Spots

Its not like you can just walk up to a wild animal and ask them to sit still for a little while you try to get a closeup of them. Our cheetah interaction experience at Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve outside East London did give me the opportunity to get such a shot of one of their cheetahs. … Continue reading Cheetah Spots →

Inkwenkwezi cheetah interaction

When it comes to big cats in Africa people usually think of the lion and the leopard as they both fall in the Big 5, which means that the cheetah are often neglected a bit. But a big cat stays a big cat and during the Mini vs Maxi trip through the Eastern Cape we just … Continue reading Inkwenkwezi cheetah interaction →

Steve Biko’s grave

In a small cemetery outside King Williams Town in the Eastern Cape you will find the humble grave of one of South Africa's best known anti-apartheid leaders from the 1960s and 1970s, Banto Stephen (Steve) Biko. Steve Biko was born on 18 December 1946 and founded the Black Consciousness Movement. On 18 August 1977 Biko was arrested at … Continue reading Steve Biko’s grave →

"Barefoot on the Beach" at Cintsa

On Friday morning Max and I made drove from Port Elizabeth to Cintsa near East London for the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency's launch of Tourism Month. We both had to go and make short presentations at the function about our participation in the Mini vs Maxi Adventure across the Eastern Cape which I am currently posting … Continue reading "Barefoot on the Beach" at Cintsa →

Looking up

My favorite photo from my walk with elephants at Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve. It would have been magnificent if he had looked at me and flapped his ears, but just being down on the ground looking up at him made for a great photo opportunity.

Ele closeups

Elephants may have eye lashes that some women may do anything to have...... but I'm sure they would rather die than have an elephant's rough and wrinkled skin.Both of these pics were taken on my walk with elephants at Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve during the Mini vs Maxi trip.