Late last week I had a meeting at Dungbeetle River Lodge on the Sundays River in Colchester. The owners always have lekker snacks and lunch lined up when we have a meeting there and this time was no different. Best of all, the weather was perfect and we could have our meeting on the deck overlooking the river. Yes, that's the deck in the back of the picture with the river just below.
Literally for the last couple of years now the Damselfly has wanted to visit Redberry Farm in George on the Garden Route. We just never had the opportunity to be in the area long enough to do so until we spent a long weekend in the town recently. It meant that Redberry Farm was at the top of our "To Do" list for the weekend. The reason for us wanting to visit Redberry Farm wasn't to actually go and pick strawberries…
It is sad to see all the unused railway infrastructure around Port Elizabeth either on the harbour, around Humewood or next to the Settlers Freeway. After a lunchtime event at This is Eat on the harbour I grabbed the camera for a couple of photos before heading back to the office.
When in George the one attraction you have to visit is the Outenique Transport Museum (also known as the Outenique Railway Museum). It used to be one of my regular stops on the Garden Route back when I was working as a tourist guide and the Outenique Choo Tjie steam train was still running. Spending a long weekend in George I just had to take the family to show them this amazing place. I was just a little worried, because…
Today's photo is just proof that I don't always gallivant around town on my own but sometimes take the family along to explore with me. It's also proof that you can take your family to historic spots like Fort Frederick without having to fear for your life, like so many want others to believe.
I know I posted a picture of a couple of Addo buffs earlier on in the week, but I wanted to share this one with you as well. It's nice when they look straight at you. Makes for great pics. Or I hope he was looking at me...
?feature=player_embeddedAbout a week ago I saw a clip on Facebook where the "Living in PE" song was performed on Morning Espresso on SABC 3. I really wanted to share the clip with you, but... you guessed it, I can't rememeber where I saw it. So in it's place I am reposting the original Jannie and Baksteen music video. I have posted it before but this song is so bad that it is good and I promise you the tune will…
I don't think George is very high on anybody's list of possible holiday destinations. Yes, as part of the Garden Route but not standing on it's own. If that is how you think then I'm going to have to tell you how wrong your thinking is. Spending Easter Weekend in George showed me in four days that George is actually the ideal family destination. Beautiful mountains and passes, a stunning coastline, a laid back town atmosphere and not outrageously expensive…
One of my favorite birds to see in the Addo Elephant National Park is the Pale Chanting Goshawk. You normally find them perched on a bush like this scanning the surrounding area for prey.
This male zebra seemed to have had a run-in with something and was standing in the road in Addo's southern section. He was probably feeling sorry for himself and nursed his wounds and standing in the middle of the road meant he could see any approaching predator coming a long way away. It also meant though that I got to stop right next to him and get a closeup portrait shot.