The first time I traveled through the old Transkei in the Eastern Cape I could barely keep my eyes on the road. The rolling hills covered in villages broken up by communal grazing for cattle, mielies fields and other vegetable patches just had me mesmerized. For most travelling to the Wild Coast the actual coast is what it's all about. For me the journey to get there is just as exciting
The start of another day, photographed on a cold winters morning at Cape Recife
Today the documentary Blood Lions gets release and to coincide with that, travel bloggers from all over South Africa decided to put their voices together to call for #AnimalRightsInTourism. Blood Lions put the focus on the canned hunting industry which has direct links with places offering lion cub interaction. Does people who get to play with lion cubs realise where that cute little cub goes when he is all grown up? Probably into a small fenced enclosure and right into the sight…
After the flooding that took place in 2006, the old bridge at the bottom of Brickmakerskloof was washed away. After what felt like years (perhaps it was), work started on the new bridge. Visiting Bridge Street Brewery for the launch of Travel Massive last week I snapped this pic of the "new" bridge. Long not new anymore, one can see how the vegetation has established itself around it again.
A tray of beer tasters for a group busy with a brewery tour at Bridge Street Brewery. I'm not much of a drinker but I love their award winning Pilsner, made right there at Bridge Street by legendary beer brewer Lex Mitchell himself.
One of the first things I did when I knew I was getting to explore the Wild Coast a little bit was to check if there will be any Geocaches on the route I was going to follow. Although there weren't a whole lot I made sure I saved those I would be able to do on my phone before hitting the road. Driving along the gravel road to Wavecrest Hotel I had a look to see where the closest cache was…
A cruise on the Sundays River to go sand sledding had us spot a pair of fish eagles next to the river. What a sighting! Wish they were closer though cause this was the best I could do with my long lens.
Earlier this week I had a coffee meeting at Primi at Brookes-on-the-Bay. Just for those who don't know where Brookes-on-the-Bay is. It used to be called Brookes Pavilion. Heading back down the outside steps to my car I just had to snap this pic with my mobile. You can't but help love the stunning views the restaurants in the complex has of King's Beach.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ku-HPjTwg&w=500&h=400]People don't want to believe me when I tell them that the Great (South African) Flag on the Donkin Reserve is 15 meters by 10 meters in size. That's about the size of a tennis court. Flying at the top of the 65 meter high flagpole it's hard to imagine the size, but when they bring it down in the afternoons you actually get a better idea of how big it is. Now imagine a flag that size being taken…
The sun low over the horizon. A slight sea mist along the coast. Small waves lapping the shoreline. Not a cloud in the sky.The start of a beautiful day on the Wild Coast