The walkway at Seaview Predator Park (previously known as Seaview Lion Park) takes one over a couple of enclosures with animals in them. Along the way we saw a bush pig, black panther, meerkats, hyena and lion and tiger cubs to mention a few. The park is great for local kids who would never be able to see most of these animals in the wild.
Just when I think that I know or have seen just about everything there is to know and see in and around Port Elizabeth something else presents itself. And truth to be told, through Geocaching I'm discovering something new just about on a weekly basis. Last weekend I took the KidZ to look for a cache in the Theescombe area and discovered the vulnerable Theescombe Wetland Conservation Area. The sign says: "This Colleen Glen Grassy Fynbos is classified as vulnerable. The small wetlands are classified…
The Lion. King of the Jungle but also one of the laziest animals around. But why not? When one is King you take it easy and just do the necessary, like hunt and eat. Addo Elephant National Park as well as most of the private game reserves around Port Elizabeth have lions so if you get to visit any of these you have a good chance of having a royal encounter.
A couple of tourists enjoying the view from the top of the Donkin Lighthouse
Have you even noticed that you will always find Egyptian Geese where ever there is water. Lakes, dams, rivers, ponds and even on the off chance a backyard pool. When the Boardwalk development opened in Port Elizabeth some years ago it wasn't long before a pair moved in and they have been there ever since, hatching their chicks every year. The same has happened at the new Kings Beach development with a pair moving in very soon after completion. I…
People from all over the world travel to Africa on a daily basis to, amongst many things, see elephants in the wild. Here in Port Elizabeth we are extremely privileged to have Addo Elephant National Park as well as many private game reserves right on our doorstep. I could easily hop in my car and within an hour be watching wild elephants in their natural environment in Addo. From 9 - 13 September is South African National Parks Week and…
Its Spring Day!!! Spring hasn't really sprung just yet but psychologically at least we start to think Spring and we know its somewhere on the horizon. I'm celebrating Spring Day with a photo of the Wildside with Willows in the background. PS, I'm currently at the Getaway Show in Johannesburg so please excuse the short posts.
Everybody knows the big blue factory next to the N2 just after you passed over the Swartkops River on the way into Port Elizabeth. The factory is Algorax and is a carbon black factory. Carbon black is mainly used as a reinforcing filler in tires and other rubber products. With three of South Africa's biggest tyre manufacturers situated in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro the factory is situated within close range of all of these. This is the view of the factory…
Port Elizabeth has some beautiful rural areas all around it with many dirt road crossing through. Dirt road are so synonymous with rural areas in the country and I know of some people who plan their travels in such a way that they drive as many dirt roads as possible.
After dark the Boardwalk Complex truly turns into a wonderland with all the lights lining the building and reflecting in the water of the lake.