The Boardwalk has a wide variety of children's activities and entertainment ranging from putt-putt and go-carts to bumper boats and a game centre. I think my favorite entertainment item, even if its just in looks, is the good ol' traditional merry-go-round. Not just does little kids love it, it makes for great photography as well.
This is post #2 in the Boardwalk series I'm posting this week. In front of the casino entrance there is a fountain with a mermaid and two dolphins as centre piece. I don't know why but it has fascinated me since I saw it the first time. The fountain has also become a bit of a wishing fountain with people throwing coins in it. Luckily there is security at the casino door 24/7 to stop the coins from disappearing. Every…
The western point of Mossel Bay is named Cape St Blaze and long before the first Europeans arrived in South Africa this area was home to the Khoi people. The Khoi found shelter in the caves along this coastline, one which can be found directly below the lighthouse where archaeological digs have found that the early inhabitants lived on the abundance of shellfish available from the rocks below. The Cape St Blaze Lighthouse was erected in 1864 and up until recently…
Ever since I started my new job at ECTOUR based at the Boardwalk I've wanted to take a walk around the complex to snap a few photos for a series. I finally got around to that last week and so starts a series of eight posts today, specially for those out of town followers who's never seen the Boardwalk. The Boardwalk is a multi purpose complex centered around the Boardwalk Casino and includes a 5 star hotel, international convention centre, restaurants,…
"Hey bro, my wings are bigger than yours" A Cormorant and Pied Kingfisher sitting at the end of a jetty on Groenvlei outside Sedgefield
The sunset on Friday evening was a stunning one. Not a cloud in the sky and a beautiful orange glow along the horizon. As I was heading home I still thought how I still wished I had a good vantage point to get a nice beachfront sunset picture. But as I just got back from East London I wanted to get home and back to the family. About an hour later I had a look at Facebook and Millers Local, who lives on…
A Burchell's Zebra standing on the Addo plains. Wonder what he's looking at? A lurking lion perhaps?
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/om1dICWGd2Q&source=udsThis week's Friday video post is another from the SABC 2 program Pasella. The insert featured Eben de Vos of the St Croix Motor Museum who showed the presenter (Dieter Voigt) three different vintage cars and took him out for a drive in them. The insert was shot in the museum, along Marine Drive on the Wild Side, the beachfront and Route 67 on the Donkin Reserve. Watch it, you'll enjoy it!!!
A couple of young bulls, part of a family group, at Hapoor Waterhole in the Addo Elephant National Park. If this doesn't want you to go to the park this weekend then I don't know what will.
By now I'm sure you all know that I do Geocaching. One of the things I like most about Geocaching is the fact that it takes one to places you may not otherwise have gone to or seen. Things you may never have discovered. On this occasion I was searching for a container at the top of Upper Valley Road when I came across this flowering succulent growing up against a stone. I'm not sure what it was but it…