1000 Super Saturdays

An unequalled experience awaits hikers who embark on the WhaleTrail. The trail traverses one of the Western Cape’s most unique and diverse nature reserves, while providing nature lovers and those who love the outdoors with unique comfortable overnight accommodation situated at spectacular locations. The route stretches over 55 km from Potberg to Koppie Alleen and includes five overnight stops. The trail offers the opportunity to explore the unsurpassed natural diversity of the De Hoop Nature Reserve,  where the fragrance of fynbos on the Potberg mountains and the unique limestone fynbos plains intermingle with the salty sea air of the marine protected area. Along the way, hikers can marvel at the abundance of indigenous plants while looking for members of the last remaining vulture colony in the Western Cape, numerous other bird species and small antelope. De Hoop is world-renowned as one of the best whale-watching spots. Between June and December, this coast...

November 2020 - support tydens die ergste droogte Dit is wanneer dit regtig droog is, dat jy verstaan....daar is boggerol op die veld, en tog hoop die boere vir reen, hulle hou aan boer en swoeg....en twee weke nadat ons weg is, het die plek amper verspoel..... die foto wys die droogte beter as woorde.... Die Venters het vir die eerste keer gaan saam jag, en Johan het twee sprinbokke platgetrek.   Die een was dragtig, terwyl die ooi nog vol melk was, en dit is toe wat Wynand laat weet dat die groot reens kom.  Springbokke sal nie toelaat om dragtig te wees as die droogte nie gaan eindig nie. Die road trippie het laatmiddag begin, en ons het by al die bekende plekkies gestop Die ontbyt, die boerbokke, die windponp en die vuurtjie was die standvastige onveranderlike, al was dit droog en dor.....die vlamme was reusagtig omdat die hout baie droog was....geen risiko vir veldbrande nie, want daar is niks om te brand nie.....Wynand het vertel van n eeu-oue boom wat gevrek...

The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere. The lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres. They are known as 'Aurora borealis' in the north and 'Aurora australis' in the south..  Auroral displays appear in many colours although pale green and pink are the most common. Shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet have been reported. The lights appear in many forms from patches or scattered clouds of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow. We traveled north from Stockholm to Giellijohka where we saw the lights on our very first night.  Later the week we traveled to Ivalo, where we saw the northern lights 3 out of the four nights.  The two photos below shows the lights as taken with a normal cell phone.  It is brighter to the eye, but the human eye ...

Die   renoster   is die grootste lewende landsoogdier met die uitsondering van die   olifant . Daar bestaan tans vyf   spesies   renosters wêreldwyd: drie spesies in   Asië   en twee in   Afrika . Albei spesies van Afrika, naamlik die   witrenoster   en die skaarser   swartrenoster , is ook inheems aan   Suid-Afrika . Die meeste renosters is bedreigde spesies. Renosters word veral gekenmerk deur die horings wat aan die voorkant van hul kop groei. Die horings bestaan uit keratien, dieselfde materiaal as menslike naels en hare, maar word in sommige lande fyngemaal en in tradisionele medisyne gebruik. Daar is dus 'n groot aanvraag na renosterhoring, en per gewig kan dit dieselfde prys as goud op die swartmark haal. Suid-Afrika het tans 'n baie groot probleem met renosterstropery, en honderde renosters word jaarliks onwettig vir hul horings gejag.  Die renosters is in die wildtuin afgeneem, behalwe vir die foto regsonder...

The Blyde River Canyon, officially the Motlatse Canyon is a significant natural feature of South Africa, located in Mpumalanga, and forming the northern part of the Drakensberg escarpment. Located in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, it is 25 kilometres in length and is, on average, around 750 metres deep. The Potholes were named after a gold digger, Tom Burke, who staked a claim nearby.  Although his claim did not produce a single ounce of gold, he correctly predicted that large gold deposits would be found in the area.  http://www.foreverblydecanyon.co.za/ Open air cooking, beer on ice, this is an authentic South African experience Who would expect a great dining experience in a restaurant without electricity, without a state of the art kitchen and the loo a long drop with a wide opening as window from where to enjoy the view? Welcome to Potluck Boskombuis! Situated on the Panorama Route, about 26km outside of Graskop you will find this quaint ...