Its amazing how you get to interact with the animals at game reserves not just from on top of a 4x4 but somethings also face to face. At a recent visit to Pumba Game Reserve I was walking along the walkway to the rooms at Pumba Water Lodge when I passed this warthog grazing about 2 meters away. He looked up at me, snorted (as if to let me know I'm in his space and not vice versa) and watched…
The 470 square meter mosaic next to the pyramid on the Donkin Reserve is one of the art pieces that has been installed in the area as part of the Route 67 development. The mosaic celebrates the many cultures, heritages, diverse histories and abundant fauna and flora that characterises the city and province. The mosaic was done by students from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and is made up of a lot of different details. I have posted a similar…
We spend a couple of days in the Tsitsikamma this week chilling out and exploring the area. The lilies in the forest are in full bloom and truly stunning, some as big as two hands cupped together. I have a lot more Storms River and Tsitsikamma (one of the most beautiful areas in South Africa) stuff that will follow.
Die Nelson Mandelabaai Stadion in Port Elizabeth was een van die stadions wat voor die 2010 FIFA Wêreldbeker gebou is. Die 44 000 sitplek stadion het R1,1 miljard gekos (omtrent $150 miljoen) om te bou en is die eerste wêreldklas stadion in die Ooskaap. Die stadion is langs die Noordeindemeer geleë en het gou een van Port Elizabeth se uitstaan landmerke geword. Die stadion maak vir 'n absoluut pragtige foto op aande wat daar 'n wedstryd plaasvind.Die stadion is die tuisveld van…
Late afternoon looking back towards Hobie Beach from Pollok Beach in Port Elizabeth
I would never ever say no to an opportunity to go on a game drive. Although I worked as a tourist guide for many years I never worked as a game ranger. It never really crossed my mind back when I started working, but perhaps if I could do it all over again I may just have gone into that direction. I still love being out in nature, watching the animals, the sun going down or coming up and most importantly I…
Is there such a thing as sea monsters? Huge tentacled beasts dragging ships in under the waves, long necked dinosaur like animals who survived millions of years in the deep or scaly monsters with huge teeth so terrifying that Great White Sharks flee in fear? A morning's hiking around the Cape Recife Nature Reserve in Port Elizabeth nearly had me thinking twice that I have found proof.Walking along the Algoa Bay side of the reserve I spotted a spiky spine visible amongst the waves. I started to…
The sand dunes at Colchester outside Port Elizabeth are the western reaches of the Alexandria dune field, the largest coastal dune field in the Southern Hemisphere. Although it is there for anybody to see, the only way to really get to them is by boat as you have to cross the Sundays River to get there. The Sundays River Ferry is one of my favorite attractions in Port Elizabeth and thanks to the ferry I have had the opportunity to…
Today we celebrate the third annual World Rhino Day not just here in South Africa, but world wide. World Rhino Day highlight the plight of the rhino which is targeted by ruthless poachers all over the world for their horns which are thought to have medicinal properties by the people in most countries in the Far East. Part of World Rhino Day is to debunk the myths and diminish the demand for rhino horn. Up to 12 September rhino poaching in…
Last week I saw a stunning yet very sad picture by Luc Hosten on Facebook. Two days later I was down at Cape Recife in Port Elizabeth and came across the scene photographed by Luc. The penguin wasn't in the same position anymore and I didn't want to try and recreate the exact scene anyway, so decided on something similar yet slightly further away. African Penguins are highly endangered and under immense pressure at the moment with some people giving them only 5 years if…