Today's post is very different from the normal travel and nature pic I usually post. I've wanted to experiment with this for some time now and the other day went and bought myself a pack of green toy army men. I had some fun with it and looking at the pics afterwards I already have different ideas for the next attempt.
The Knysna Heads is one of the best know landmarks on the Garden Route. The sea pushes into the Knysna Lagoon through the Heads, which is short for headlands. The Eastern Head has a very - and I mean VERY - upmarket residential area on it, while the Western Head is a protected area called Featherbed Nature Reserve. Sunset over the Knysna Lagoon For more awe inspiring photos from all over the world, visit Skywatch. Just follow the link.
Over the last couple of days I have posted pics from my visit to Pumba Private Game Reserve and will probably have a few more over the next day or two. Pumba has two lodges. The one is called Pumba Water Lodge and is situated on the edge of a dam, while the second one, Msenge Lodge, is a little further into the reserve in the bush. I got to stay at the latter one of the two. Today I…
There has been a lot of conflict lately between the Taxi drivers and the Municipality, over the building of a Rapid Bus system. This has left construction at a standstill, and Govan Mbeki Ave from the bottom of Evatt Street to the corner of Albany Rd is reduced to 1 narrow lane either way, and no parking available, even outside the main Post Office. Hopefully the current agreement will be honoured, and the town can return to normal soon!
Time for some shameless self promotion. It is time for the annual South African Blog Awards and this year is my first opportunity to try and get my blog nominated. In the right hand bar there is a big orange tag. Please click on it if you think my blog is worth nominating. You will see I threw my name in a couple of hats. "Wie nie waag nie, wen nie" According to the rules you need to nominate at…
Kragga Kamma Game Reserve on the outskirts of town, we are truly lucky to have a place like this, where we can enjoy our wildlife so close at hand.
It's been very dry around here since early winter last year, but over the last week or two we've luckily had some good rains in Port Elizabeth and the surrounding areas. This was quite evident on my visit to Pumba Game Reserve. The grass was lush and green and this makes the roads around the game reserve stand out very nicely. For some reason I just like a two track path through the bush. It has a certain exploring quality…
Pule asked us to show Govan Mbeki looking the other way from the City Hall towards North End. Why are robots only green when you WANT a red light? I was late for a meeting and did not have time to find parking and walk back. So this is the best we could do as we had to go with the traffic flow.
Over the next couple of days I will show you some of the shots I took at Pumba Private Game Reserve on the weekend.
This is the section of Govan Mbeki Ave between Russell Rd and The bottom of Donkin Hill. It is currently under construction, to upgrade it along similar lines to the section near the City Hall. At the moment, perhaps the best thing that can be said is "watch this space!"