Nov 3, 2023 · The original illustrations of the Roberts Birds of South Africa book A little while ago I visited Graaff-Reinet for a Karoo Heartland Marketing Association meeting at the Drostdy hotel. I …

Oct 23, 2022 · The original illustrations of the Roberts Birds of South Africa book A little while ago I visited Graaff-Reinet for a Karoo Heartland Marketing Association meeting at the Drostdy hotel. I …

The endangered African Unicorn "Look mom, tourist types!" One of the most precious things one can probably see in nature is a mother and her baby. Even more precious if it is an endangered animal …

Graaff Reinet Kruithuis on Magazine Hill The hill behind Graaff-Reinet is known as magazine Hill. But do you know why it has the name? Perhaps there was a battle fought here during the Anglo Boar War. …

Bird Island Gannets at Sunrise [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIPULi8q1h0&w=500&h=400]The 19 hectare Bird …

Penguins on St Croix Island A little while ago I had the fantastic opportunity to go on a cruise on Algoa Bay with Raggy Charters and it felt like we hit the jackpot that day. Whales, dolphins, bait balls, …

Take Graaff-Reinet Anglo Boer War memorial Graaff-Reinet isn't just the sixth oldest town in South Africa or the town with the most historical monuments in the country. The town and its district also …

Uitenhage Concentration Camp site A few weeks ago we took part in an Amazing Race in and around Uitenhage, organised by one of the local churches as a fundraiser. The race started at the old …

The Chair Monument in the Karoo Monuments and memorials come in all shapes and sizes and by different names. By name, the Chair Monument outside Middelburg in the Karoo Heartland may have …

Red Hot Poker on the Wild Side The Latin name for the Red Hot Poker is Kniphofia and its also sometimes known as a Torch lily or Poker plant. According to Wikipedia, it is a genus of plants in the …