This time of the year all the schools are doing their inter-school athletics and Chaos Boy's school was no different. After sitting through a long boring day on the stands last year, I volunteered to help with time keeping this year to get the time to pass faster. I had a very enjoyable day, but I totally forgot to take the one photo I planned for the day. I wanted the same pic as above, but just as the long…
The Montagu Tractor Trip, one of the premier activities to do when visiting the Klein Karoo town of Montagu, takes place on a farm called Protea Farm about 35 km out of town. When we arrived at the farm I didn't really notice any proteas, but as we travelled up the mountain they started to appear in the surrounding vegetation. The surrounding mountains and valley made for some excellent backgrounds to photographing these proteas.
This is the view looking across North End from Richmond Hill just above Albany Road. Algoa Bay stretches away along (what used to be) North End beach towards the Swartkops River and Bluewater Bay just out of view in the background.
A phantom ship in Algoa Bay? No not quite, but wouldn't it have been awesome (and life changing) if I did capture one? The rainy weather around town the last couple of days meant that I could barely see the harbour from Shark Rock Pier at Hobie Beach the other morning. This ship kept of disappearing in the mist. Like a phantom ship...
I went past Hobie Beach yesterday and snapped this picture of a deserted beach. Now you may be a little confused about the fact that the beach is empty in the middle of summer. We have had a fabulous summer so far. Its been hot (perhaps a little too humid at times), but also very dry. You could see how little rain we've had just by looking at the lawns and gardens around town. That was until a few days ago. For…
The very first thing we looked up and booked when we decided to go to Montagu was the legendary Montagu Tractor Trip. "What makes a tractor trip so special?" you ask. Well, this isn't just any old tractor trip. The trip takes place on Protea Farm about 35 kilometers outside Montagu and was started in 1985. The tour meanders it's way up the Langeberg Mountain to an altitude of 1500m above see level with some of the most breathtaking views you can imagine. We…
The No 7 Castle Hill historic museum is really one of the special gems in Port Elizabeth's tourism crown. The house is the oldest residential house in Port Elizabeth and completed in about 1829. The museum is furnished to show what life was like for a English middle-class family in Port Elizabeth in the mid 19th century. The furniture are mostly early Victorian making the museum a treasure trove for any history buffs out there.
The Sundays River Ferry proudly flies the South African flag along with the flags of some of their international visitors when cruising down the river. I was one of those who wasn't happy when the old South African flag was replaced by the new one, but damn, you have to admit we really have a stunning flag. Something for all South Africans to be proud of.
Behind the City Hall in the city centre stands a very unique monument. The Prester John Memorial is the only monument in the world dedicated to the mythical King-priest who was rumoured to live somewhere in Africa. While the Portuguese were looking for a sea way to the East around Africa, it was also their quest to find Prester John as a Christian ally in Africa as he was said to be a wise king living in a land with lots…
Fresh cherries (the fruity kind, not the two legged ones). Organic vegetables. Home made jam. Grain fed farm eggs. Olives and olive oil. Homemade bread and rusks. Paintings. Antique tools. Vintage bric-a-brac. Intricate wireworks. Hand crafted jewellery. These are just some of the items you will find on sale at the weekly Village Market in Montagu. Every Saturday morning stall holders start to set up their stalls quite early and by the time the market opens at 8am (08:30am in winter) they are ready…