One of the best parts of winter is the fact that the sun comes up later which gives us a much better chance to see a sunrise than in summer. This morning Elzabe Boshoff was down at Pipe (at Pollok Beach) at sunrise and snapped this breathtaking photo of sunrise. Wow! What a way to start the day! Thanks for allowing me to share this photo Elzabe.
My quick trip through Addo last week didn't produce a big amount of elephants as usual. I did get three separate Cape Buffalo sightings. When I started working as a tourist guide 18 years ago the Cape Buffalo sightings were very few and far apart. The Addo buffalo was basically nocturnal due to the hunting of big game that took place a hundred years earlier which lead to the buffalo starting to hide during the day and only coming out…
There aren't any crocodiles on the Wild Coast, but I did see one of their small cousins though
There is nothing wrong with drinking alone. Pity about the paparazzi audience...
I was invited to the launch of the SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees at the Addo Elephant National Park main camp yesterday and decided to take the scenic route through the park from Colchester. Back when I was a tourist guide I used to visit the park as often as 5 or 6 times a week at one stage. These days I don't get to visit nearly enough and is probably lucky if I get the time to visit once or twice…
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO5kb_-nrhA&w=500&h=400]I was looking for a video to post for today's Video Friday post and found a little bit of nostalgia for me. I worked for Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism from 2008 to 2014 and when I started there this video was the destination marketing video used to promote the city. I think it dates back to probably 2006 which means it's about 10 years old. It was replaced by a newer video in 2010 but it's distinct music will always…
I'm a big advocate of keeping one's eyes open for the little things as much as the big stuff. Spending a night at Kob Inn on the Wild Coast I went for an afternoon stroll down to the Qora River and while the coastline and river held my attention, I still spotted this little scene. The more delicate side of the Wild Coast.
Heading home after work this afternoon I just realised again how quickly winter is approaching. Other than the chill in the air the biggest indicator is the sun. In summer it goes down after 7:30pm but this time of year it heads to the horizon not long after five. So this afternoon I got to snap a pic with my new phone that I've wanted to take for years now. The sun behind the Fig Tree on the corner of…
A panorama (of some sorts) of the beachfront looking from Lovers Lane back towards Hobie Beach and Shark Rock Pier with the city in the background.
If you enjoy photographing birds and is looking for a nice urban location around Port Elizabeth to do so then you don't need to look any further than Lovemore Lake at the bottom of Boundary Lane in Mount Pleasant. Every time I pass there I'm amazed at the amount of different birds around. On Saturday morning I passed there and noticed a number of them including what looked like a Goliath Heron.