Rangers are like the cowboys of a game reserve with their game viewing vehicle as their steed, a cap rather than a cowboy hat and bino's at their side in the place of a revolver. But what about the dude sitting on the bonnet jump seat? Is he the Tonto to our Lone Ranger? Who … Continue reading Tracking and double tots at Samara
If there is an area I'm definitely planning to get to know better then it's the Wild Coast. Earlier in the year while on a roadtrip to Durban, I spent a night at Trennerys Hotel at the mouth of the Qolora River, not far north of the Great Kei River Mouth. As I pulled in … Continue reading Exploring the Qolora River on the Wild Coast
Cubata Portuguese Grill house in Sydenham is fast becoming a real institution on the Port Elizabeth restaurant scene. Just don't go there if you're looking for sophistication and service excelence. But who needs that? The restaurant is very informal and patrons bring along their own drinks (there is also a self service honosty cold drink fridge for … Continue reading People of PE – Serving prawns at Cubata
I have passed Ronnie's Sex Shop on Route 62 close to Barrydale so often but *sticks head in a hole* have never pulled over for a look. Yes, shame on me. But if you don't know what Ronnie's Sex Shop is, don't think it was a case of wanting to stop there to have a look … Continue reading Ronnie and his Sex Shop
The Pride went to Pollok Beach last weekend and I took a walk down to Pipe with Drama Princess to go and watch the surfers. I can't say I was very surprised to find Luc Hosten, The Godfather of PE Photography (Friends of Schoenmakerskop), snapping away as the surfers rode the waves.
Up side down... bottom up... side by side... this picture could be very disorientating
Fishermen on the beach at Dana Bay outside Mossel Bay during the late afternoon
I remember how we bought ice creams from the ice cream man on his bicycle on Sunday afternoons when we were children. You could hear the bell ring as he came around the corner and if we were allowed to buy an ice cream we would run out to the gate as fast as possible … Continue reading Sunday afternoon ice cream
All over the Drakensberg area where ever the holiday makers go are people selling either traditional Zulu design woven items or little clay animals. These boys were sitting at one of the lookout points and asked if I wanted to buy something from them. I asked them if they made the animal figures and the one … Continue reading Clay animal boys
Another one of those moments in the berg I couldn't resist. A young Zulu man minding his herd of cattle on a rainy day. Pity though you can't see the peaks of the mountains in the background, but it was in a valley so you can just see the hill side.
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