A South African travel and photo blog incorporating Port Elizabeth Daily Photo
The Tsitsikamma is one of my happy places. It is where I go to recharge my soul and get close to nature and that is what we as a family did a couple of week ago. It wasn't a comprehensive charge, but a quick visit one just to breath in the fresh Tsitsikamma air and … Continue reading Plaatbos forest and Storms River Pass
We decided to break away to the Tsitsikamma for the day and rather than just driving in and out on the N2, we took the scenic R102. The three biggest industries in the area are forestry, tourism and dairy so everywhere along the way you pass plantations, dairy farms and accommodation and activity establishments. What … Continue reading Tsitsikamma cattle roadblock
I have always wanted to make travel videos. When I started working as a tourist guide in 1998 I had a little video camera which I filmed my tours with. Back then I didn't know anything about editing. The video was basically what I shot and I had to make sure the video was rewound … Continue reading Spending a day in the Tsitsikamma – video
The Tsitsikamma truly is a special place. This breathtaking stretch of the Garden Route is where mountains, indigenous forests, deep gorges and lush vegetation skirt the rugged coastline of cliffs and sandy beaches. The area has an abundance of indigenous flora – ancient yellowwood trees and magnificent fynbos plants – as well as birdlife. For … Continue reading Tsitsikamma, the gateway to the Garden Route
I was in the Tsitsikamma for a meeting today and pinched off a few minutes to go and sit in the forest next to a stream to plug in my soul for a quick charge. It needs a lot more than just a quick charge but it will have to do for now. I have … Continue reading Tsitsikamma Forest stream
I have to admit, I haven't got a Port Elizabeth photo for you today. It's a combination of things, mostly bad luck coupled with being fairly busy at the moment. My external hard drive crashed a little while ago and with it went all my family and travel photos. It's going to cost me around … Continue reading Dusk at Eersterivier
I have a special connection with the Tsitsikamma forest. It is where I go to plug in my soul for a bit of a recharge. It doesn't even have to be an extended recharge. Just a couple of minutes sitting in the forest next to a stream taking in the forest with all my senses is … Continue reading Exploring the old Storms River Pass
It was a cold and somewhat wet winters afternoon and were heading back to Port Elizabeth after a very enjoyable pre-cold front weekend in The Crags. Driving along the N2, most people make their comfort and coffee / food stop at Storms River Bridge. I haven't done that for a number of years now Not since discovering the Oudebosch Farmstall … Continue reading Oudebosch – the perfect stop in the Tsitsikamma
Ahh, the Tsitsikamma..... My favorite Sho't Left destination for a couple of days' breakaway. Beautiful indigenous forests to sooth my soul, mountains on the horizon, streams running past ancient indigenous trees and forest giants to a rugged coastline where the blue ocean crashes as white waves on black rocks at the foot of sheer cliffs. This … Continue reading 10 not to miss activities, restaurants and accommodation in the Tsitsikamma
Imagine flying over a waterfall, across a river valley or down a river gorge. All of that is possible at the Tsitsikamma Falls Adventures zipline east of Storms River. Visitors get to zig-zag across the Kruis River right next to the N2 and the whole experience only takes about an hour. It means that there is … Continue reading Ziplining in the Tsitsikamma
