My last day in SA is unlike the last day in 1981. How can one feel sad for leaving a place that no longer exists? No, SA was certainly not perfect then, but its worse now in so many ways. Every town, city, beach, road, business, is deteriorating like rust on steel. I have been […]
Brian took me on a walk around this place. It has accommodation for 443 couples/singles, probably covering 2 hectares or more. It is steep though! We had lunch at the café, I updated this on the free wifi, and then we drove to Uvongo and Shelly beaches to the north. The wind had picked up […]
I am impressed with the Retirement Village in which Brian and Yvonne live. Completely enclosed by security, on a very large area on the old sand dune hills, heavily gardened ie big trees, lawn, flowers, bushes, paths between 2-bed homes, some flats, a frail-care building, cafe for meals if wanted, a large library, post office, […]
The weather had changed, clouds hung over the mountains, and then the rain started. I left at 7.50am, arriving in Margate about 3pm, having stopped for some time, first at Amanzimtoti, Winkelspruit, then Umtentwini. Winkelspruit is significant as the place I went to with my parents as a 6-7 year old, where we stayed in […]
I had no intention of an early start – just as well as the mist and clouds were low. I was unsure what to do, having accomplished all I intended here yesterday, apart for the planned drive and ambitious walk/climb to the Sentinel peak. We decided not to it after the ‘easy’ walk yesterday! A […]
I survived. And the photo yesterday is great – I think so anyway. I was up at 5.30 and into the park as the gate opens at 5. I was keen to get 4 particular shots someone had put on the web. As he wrote, the first lookout (Thendele Lookout) just above the Visitor Centre […]
Lemon Tree is a very upmarket B&B, well appointed rooms, antique furniture, a large dining room leading onto a veranda, pool and colourful garden on one side. The rooms are accessed by a similar but narrow path from the gate down the other side, leading into a small courtyard filled with pot plants, a central […]
The Tsitsikamma Park is my favourite place in the world, though Lord Howe Island is a close second. It is ‘just’ a beach to some but for me it has magic. The cabins and Park office huddled against the fynbos covered cliff, the sound of skiet rok (shooting rock) where the ocean continues to crash […]
It rained heavily; the forecast was for more but clear tomorrow. I would walk in the rain but Ailine and David were not keen, instead opting to drive to Grahamstown to free up tomorrow. I agreed as it was only 170km according to David. Once on the road I saw that was to PE with […]
The weather has changed, become cloudy, and tomorrow will be rainy, so we agreed to spend today ‘on the top’ and tomorrow’ down the bottom ie in the Park. The top involves some dodgy driving, planned months back. My intention was to at least photograph the Bloukraans River mouth. This place is where a significant […]