There are a number of wildlife centres on the Garden Route between Plettenberg Bay and Port Elizabeth, South Africa. On the way to Port Elizabeth, I have time to visit two of them – Tenikwa […]
Plettenberg Bay has a number of easy day trips for hikers and wildlife enthusiasts. Robberg Nature Reserve is visible in the distance from The Plettenberg Hotel, and is an easy 8km drive away. There is a small […]
Lots of driving. The N2 meanders inland in South Africa from Hermanus on the way to Swellendam, through agricultural fields and vineyards. It’s threatening to rain by the time I reach Swellendam in the late afternoon. Accommodation […]
Raining heavily this morning…a good opportunity to enjoy The Marine’s comfortable lounge. Like yesterday, it clears by early afternoon to a sunny day. The swell from yesterday has increased to ‘surf’, and it seems to […]
Today starts as an overcast day at Walker Bay in Hermanus. Rain is threatening to set in for the day. The swell in Walker Bay has strengthened overnight, but the whales of Walker Bay seem to […]
I know it’s going to be bad when I hear the crew from the previous shark dive talking about being vomited on, and the number of passengers being sick. Even though I’ve doubled up on […]
