Sundays River Sunset

Sunset over the Sundays River Visit Skywatch for more pictures featuring the sky

Elephants Footprint Lodge

This last weekend we needed to get away, so we dropped the Rugrats at the in-laws and headed out to Addo Elephant National Park. We drove through the park and spent the night at the four star Elephants Footprint Lodge in Colchester. The thatched lodge is ideally situated just outside the park's southern gate and … Continue reading Elephants Footprint Lodge →

Sundays River sand dune

One of the giant sand dunes at the mouth of the Sundays River

Camp fire

I got to visit the boma at Sundays River Backpackers not to long ago to view the sunset and to enjoy an excellent braai meal after taking a ferry trip down the Sundays River to climb the dunes. There really is nothing like sitting next to a camp fire in the evening and listening to … Continue reading Camp fire →

Dusk on the river bank

The Sundays River at dusk taken from the ferry jetty at Sundays River Backpackers

Sundays River and dunes

Following on yesterday's post on the Sundays River and Ferries from the previous day, I decided to post another pic of the river, but this time showing more of the dunes. I have done a post on the dunes before, so if you would like to know more about the dunes at Sundays River Mouth, … Continue reading Sundays River and dunes →

Ferries

There are two ferries that do trips down the Sundays River at Colchester. The one on the left of the picture is the Maggy May and the one on the right belongs to the Sundays River Ferry Company. Trips take you from Cannonville up to the old bridge and then down towards the river mouth … Continue reading Ferries →

Heading home

A couple of fishermen on a rubberduck heading upstream along the Sundays River at Colchester after a day of fishing close to the mouth of the river. I wonder if they got anything? This pic was taken on a trip out with The Sundays River Ferry Company and The Maggie May House Boat.

Colchester dune field

The Colchester Dunefield is situated at the mouth of the Sundays River which is the eastern boundary of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan area. The Colchester Dunefield is part of the Alexandria Dunefields which are the biggest coastal dunefield in the Southern Hemisphere. The Alexandria Dunefields was put on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites' tentative … Continue reading Colchester dune field →

The Sundays River Ferry

The Sundays River Ferry sails down the Sundays River from the slipway in Cannonville next to Colchester. It throws anchor near the Sundays River Mouth so that visitors can climb the giant sand dunes. The dunes are part of the Alexandria Dune Field, the biggest coastal sand dune field in the Southern Hemisphere and the … Continue reading The Sundays River Ferry →