SAMREC Smiley

In a world of social media smileys its always nice to find a real one. In this case outside the front door of SAMREC in Cape Recife

Swimmer

One of the African Penguins at SAMREC swimming past a window in the centre's penguin pool

Happiness – Penguin video

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/FbSs1B58Mis&source=udsLibby Sharwood of SAMREC once asked me if I have ever seen anybody look sad while watching a penguin. One just can't help smiling around them and I though this video by Mauricio Oliveira that I discovered on YouTube is very appropriate to that and ideal for this week's Friday video.

Penguins on the diving board

I spent my 67 minutes of service in Nelson Mandela's name on Mandela Day at SAMREC in Cape Recife along with the team from Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism. In between helping out I got to pop around to the penguin pool and photograph these few guys contemplating hopping of the "diving board".

Smile, it’s a penguin

I wanted to make this Monday post a bit of a light hearted one to start the week off on a happy note. Looking at the pictures I haven't posted I decided on this one because, like Libby Sharwood of SAMREC says, "You can't help but to smile when you look at a penguin."

Bushbound Girl getting some penguin training

Blogger Rachel Lang of Bush-bound Girl's first love is nature and conservation and with her bubbly personality and inquisitiveness she made for a fantastic travelling partner during the #PERocks blogger visit to Nelson Mandela Bay and surrounds. When there was a need for a volunteer to try something out she was always first to stick her hand … Continue reading Bushbound Girl getting some penguin training →

Penguin photography, blogger style

One of the things I loved the most about the #PERocks bloggers visit to Port Elizabeth was the fact that the bloggers always had their cameras close by and took photo of everything and from every angle. Like here at the South African Marine Rehabilitation and Education Centre (SAMREC) in Cape Recife. Penguin photography at its … Continue reading Penguin photography, blogger style →

Treating penguins

The guys (and girls obviously) at SAMREC does an absolutely amazing job in the fight for the survival of the African Penguin. The beauty of SAMREC is that you get to see a bit of what goes on behind the scenes and the other day I was lucky enough to be there while one of … Continue reading Treating penguins →

Penguin watching

Today is International Penguin Day and in celebration thereof I'm posting a pic of Drama Princess interacting with one of the African Penguin at SAMREC in Cape Recife.

Penguin pool

On Saturday I took Chaos Boy and 15, yes 15 of his friends to SAMREC for his 11th birthday party. Eddie from SAMREC showed them around the centre and told them all about penguins, the ocean and why conservation is so important. Here they're learning more about the birds in the penguin pool. Thank goodness we got … Continue reading Penguin pool →