I spotted this little square township shack with its washing hanging outside in Red Location, New Brighton on a recent township tour through Port Elizabeth's townships. I just found it a bit different because it wasn't surrounded by other shacks nor did it have a fence built around it.
The Cuyler Manor Museum just outside Uitenhage is one of my favorite spots in the town. The manor house was built in 1814 by Colonel Jacob Glen Cuyler who was the Landdrost of Uitenhage from 1806 to 1827. The Cape Dutch style building has been restored and turned into a museum showing how people lived back in the 1800's. The farmyard around the manor house forms part of the museum complex and include a touch farm, old water mill, a Xhosa…
Barb wire at sunset. Its hard to believe that I took this pic in Noordhoek, Cape Town, a year ago during our Summer holiday and right now we are on our way (or already there depending on when you read this) for this year's vacation. The Klein Karoo with Montagu and Oudtshoorn awaits.
The pool area at Thunzi Bush Lodge near Maitlands west of Port Elizabeth. Just the place to spend a couple of lazy hours this summer. Thunzi does the most amazing picnic lunches where you get a picnic basket full of goodies and can head down to the dam to relax on the lawns with a loved one. I want to try it early in the new year and will give some feedback afterwards.
Last week I took the Kidz along on a guided walk following Route 67, organised and hosted by Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism and the Mandela Bay Development Agency. Bay TV's Eye on Art crew covered the walk and at one stage did a couple of interviews with participants. Drama Princess was in the right place at the right time and had the opportunity to make her television debut. I hope its the first of many television appearances for her.
At first Drama Princess was a bit scared of crossing the three suspension bridges at Storms River Mouth but after going one way hanging onto me she was brave enough to walk back on her own.
The Red Location (Backpacker) Lodge in New Brighton has a special story to it. I don't know all the details so I will give you the short version of it. The building that the Lodge is situated in used to be a beer hall back in the days. Beer halls led to many men drinking away all their money and getting violent towards women and children and was also the source of a lot of crime in the townships. The…
Storms River Mouth is truly spectacular. Over millions of years the river has carved a deep gorge down to the ocean and thus creates a very striking river mouth. It's this spot that are reached by taking the one kilometre Mouth Trail from the Tsitsikamma National Park's main rest camp. Over the years the suspension bridge over the river mouth has become a main feature in the park and pictures of it has become synonymous with Storms River Mouth. In 2007 a fire…
Captain Francis Evatt who was commander of Fort Frederick from 1817 - 1847 and amongst others oversaw the landing of the 1820 British Settlers was buried in St Mary's Cathedral after his death. His remains were moved to a grave just outside the north wall of Fort Frederick in 1956. With the moving of his remains to the new grave it was decided to put a replica tomb stone on the grave while the original tomb stone was installed in the cathedral's foyer.
Ek is mal oor lewer, maar nie almal is groot aanhangers daarvan nie. In die townships is dit wel baie gewild en word verkoop op baie straathoeke waar kos gemaak en direk uit die potte aan verbygangers verkoop word. Onlangs het ek 'n toer vir 'n groep na New Brighton township in Port Elizabeth gereel en een van die stopplekke was 'n "wegneemete" hoek. Hier het een van my kollegas 'n pot lewer en uie voorberei en alhoewel baie van die mense…