Sundays River Valley view

A beautiful view of the Sundays River Valley from the Kudu Ridge Game Lodge deck

River and dunes

Today is post #6 (and the second last) in this week's Sundays River Ferry seriesThe dunes at Colchester is part of the Alexandria dune field which is the biggest coastal dune field in the Southern Hemisphere and seriously high. From the top of the dunes you get a fantastic 360 degrees view of the surrounding dunes, … Continue reading River and dunes →

Stopping at the dunes

This is post #5 in this week's Sundays River Ferry series.A trip on the Sundays River Ferry is made up of two parts. The actual cruise and stopping at the sand dunes to climb to the top. Its difficult to decide which one of the two is my favorite part of the trip but I … Continue reading Stopping at the dunes →

Looking down the Sundays River

This is post #4 in this week's Sundays River Ferry series.After cruising upstream to the Mackay Bridge the cruise heads downstream towards the river mouth to climb the dunes. The river flows in a northerly direction with the villages of Cannonville and Colchester on the left hand side before turning east and seaward at Pearson … Continue reading Looking down the Sundays River →

Captain Les in control

Today is post #3 in this week's series on the Sundays River Ferry. "Permission to come on board Captain?" Who would answer this question when you want to get onto the Sundays River Ferry? Darn, suddenly I want to sing... "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?" This answer may be Sponge Bob Square-pants but … Continue reading Captain Les in control →

In our wake

This is the second post in this week's series about cruising on the Sundays River Ferry in Colchester. The cruise from the jetty first takes one upstream to the historic Mackay Bridge before heading downstream towards the Sundays River Mouth. Along the way you can see many of the different bird species found in the … Continue reading In our wake →

Boarding the Sundays River Ferry

These days marketing a destination is all about experiencing that destination rather than just going there. One of my favorite experiences around Port Elizabeth is cruising on the Sundays River Ferry and even though I have done some posts on it before, I have decided to do a series about it this week. The photos used … Continue reading Boarding the Sundays River Ferry →

Grey Heron on a pole

This Grey Heron was taking a break on a pole in the Sundays River at Colchester and wasn't really bothered when we cruised past it on the Sundays River Ferry. The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae and grows to about one meter in height with a wingspan … Continue reading Grey Heron on a pole →

Sundays River view

Its peak holiday season so the Sundays River is probably packed with boats and holiday makers, very different from this sight I photographed a little while ago. The Sundays River originated close to Nieu Bethesda north of Graaff Reinet in the Karoo and is said to be the fastest flowing river in South Africa. Not … Continue reading Sundays River view →

Sailing to the dunes

With the onset of the summer holidays the Sundays River around Colchester is about to become a very busy place. Fishing, paddling, boating, relaxing, water skiing, floating, swimming, you name it. The last time I went down the Sundays River on the Sundays River Ferry was a nice quiet weekday while it was school so … Continue reading Sailing to the dunes →