Walking through the Tsitsikamma forest you see shades of green, brown and grey, but every now and then there is a bright flash. The red from under the wing of a Knysna Loerie gliding from branch to branch, a tiny colourful flower or an orange bracket fungus growing on a piece of dead wood.
Standing on top of the sand dunes at Colchester and looking towards the ocean you will spot what looks like oases. (One oasis, many oases. Something I didn't know). But this isn't a desert so its not oases. Although its kinda is. Fresh water falls on the sand dunes in the form of rain (duh!). The fresh water then sinks away and appears again in low lying areas between the sand dunes. In these low lying areas you will find…
Today's post is the fourth and last in the mini series on Nanaga Farm Stall. The sole purpose of it is to show that Nanaga is more than just pies and roosterkoek. Amongst others they also have a fantastic selection of jams on sale.
The Nanaga Farm Stall isn't just well known for their pies and fresh pineapple juice, but also for their roosterkoek. In actual fact a lot of people prefer to buy their roosterkoek over their famous pies. For those who doesn't know, roosterkoek is bread (buns) made on the grill over the coals. The only difference is that at Nanaga they make it on gas. The roosterkoek can be purchased as is, with butter, jam, cheese, jam & cheese or bacon & egg…
I don't often play around with the settings on my camera, but I couldn't help slowing down the shutter speed just a little bit for this pic of one of the streams flowing through the Tsitsikamma forest.
After yesterday's first post about Nanaga Farm Stall you're probably wondering why all these people stop there. There are a couple of reasons but the main reason is their pies. Or let me say PIES. And not just any old pies. Proper pies. Not those "filled with sauce and barely any meat" pies. The pies are made on the premises from early morning and continuously right through the day. Cheese and Bacon pies, Savoury pies, Chicken pies, Steak pies, Pepper…
One would think that most people travelling to Port Elizabeth from the interior or down the coast would be in a hurry to get to their destination when they get to Nanaga, which is only 50 kilometers from the city. But a lot of them suddenly take a little detour and stop at the Nanaga Farm Stall which is where the road out of Port Elizabeth split either up north or towards the east. The Nanaga Farm Stall isn't just another…
Wild grasses at sunset with the Atlantic Ocean in the background taken from Noordboek in Cape Town
In yesterday's post I wrote about the Bulk River and Sand River that flows into the Elands River west of Port Elizabeth. The Sand River Dam is fairly close to the Elands River Road while the Bulk River Dam can just be glimpsed from the road. In the picture is the Bulk River with the dam barely visible higher up the valley.
Lilies growing along Oak Lane in Storms River Village in the Tsitsikamma with some of the old forestry houses (now under the control of SA National Parks) in the background. Beyond the houses is the Tsitsikamma forest and in particular the Plaatbos section.