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SAMREC

I popped down to SAMREC in the Cape Recife Nature Reserve the other day to have a look at their new facilities. The South African Marine Rehabilitation Centre, SAMREC, has built a rehabilitation centre at Cape Recife to care for the sick and injured Marine Life of Algoa Bay and neighbouring coast line. Although they will specialise in marine birds, they will also rescue and look after mammals if it is required of them (and obviously if their facilities allow…

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18/09/2009
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Coral Tree flowers

This time of year the Coral Trees are in full bloom and looks awesome with their orange flowers. This pic was taken with a slight back lighting on the flowers which leaves the branches in shadow but the flowers bright and colourful..For more super sky shots, visiting Skywatch Friday by clicking here.

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17/09/2009
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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 list as a possible future UNESCO site. I got the following information off that list:Alexandria Coastal Dunefield is the largest, most impressive and least degraded…

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16/09/2009
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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 biggest area covered by sand dunes south of the Namib desert.

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15/09/2009
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Chairs

I just felt that I wanted to post something different to the usual travel and nature pics I always post. Back to nature tomorrow. Promise.

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15/09/2009
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Dodd’s Farm

After spending last Sunday morning in Settlers Park , we headed over to Dodds Farm a little higher up the Baakens Valley in the afternoon. I've been there before, but the Damselfly and the Rugrats hadn't. Its also on the banks of the Baakens River with cliffs and lots of trees. And best of all, like Settlers Park, its a stone's throw from the suburbs.

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13/09/2009
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Picnic Spot

Sticking to the Settlers Park theme of the last couple of day. For those who are less energetic or just not in the mood to take the walk down into the park for a picnic; there are some very nice picnic spots right next to the main car park just off How Avenue. Some of them are nice sunny lawn areas where kids can run and play while others are shady spots for those hot summer days we have.

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11/09/2009
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Baakens Valley looking west

This is the view from just above the Settlers Park car park looking west up the Baakens Valley. The Baakens River has its origens just west of Port Elizabeth in the foothills of Lady Slipper mountain before flowing through the lenght of the city, entering the sea at the Port Elizabeth harbour. Most of the Baakens River Valley are protected open space of which Settlers Park forms a big part of. The majority of the lenght of the Baakens River…

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10/09/2009
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Settlers Park scenes

These are some of the scenes we encountered in Settlers Park on Sunday. It is hard to believe that this is in the heart of Port Elizabeth only a stone's throw away from the suburbs.

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09/09/2009