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Day 42: Elephant cuteness and lions
Second time in the Addo Elephant Park: (Baby) Elephants were walking around the car on the road and I finally saw two lions. — Zum zweiten Mal im Addo Elephant Park: Eine Herde von mehr als dreißig Elefanten ist auf der Straße direkt am Auto vorbei gelaufen und endlich habe ich auch zwei Löwen gesehen.…
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Day 41: Whale watching without whales
Today we took a boat trip to watch whales in the Algoa Bay, but even though this time of the year the Southern right whales are frequently seen in this area, we were out of luck: No whales today. Instead we got some dolphins and lots of penguins. — Heute haben wir einen Bootsausflug in…
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Day 40: White men talking
One of the things I still find quite strange in South Africa is the way some white people are talking. Yes, of course, Germans or Brits or French are often full of prejudices as well but I have seldom seen that in such an open display as in South Africa. Sometimes when white people are…
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Day 39: Boats in the rain
When fishing boats lay at anchor in the bay it is always the first sign for bad weather, wind and waves approaching. Today it often rains so heavy that the boats one after another disappear behind a grey curtain. The pictures are taken at different stages of rain – sometimes heavy, sometimes a bit more…
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Day 38: Burning waste
Since yesterday morning a stench of burned plastic and rubber is lingering over the town, which gets stronger every time the wind blows from the inland and not the sea. Even though I tried, I did not find the source but there is a good chance the smell results from burning waste. Waste is…
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Day 37: Waves and bad weather
The last days have been extraordinary warm for this time of the year. But now bad weather is approaching from the west: lower temperatures of about 14 degrees on mid-day, wind and rain – that is what to expect at least for the next three days. Even though today it was still warm the waves…
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Day 36: Robben Island revisited – the ferry trip
The trip to Robben Island for today’s tourist is a comfortable one, in a modern ferry with two indoor decks and one outdoor deck on the top, with a bar, restrooms and staff attending to the needs. And even though the trip can be quite rocky when the sea is bumpy with two meters high…
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Day 34: Port Elizabeth City Centre
King Edward Hotel (1908) Donkin Reserve Lighthouse from 1861/ Leuchtturm von 1861 The pyramid was built by Sir Rufane Donkin in memory of his wife Elizabeth who had died of a fever aged 28 and gave the city its name. — Sir Rufane Donkin baute die Pyramide in Erinnerung an seine Frau Elizabeth, die…
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Day 33: Cape Town revisited – Slave Lodge
When visiting Cape Town I actually did a small museum tour about which I have still not written until today. One of the smaller but none the less impressive museums is the old Slave Lodge situated directly next to the Company Garden in the city centre. Company Garden The various names the…
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Jessica Holzhausen - Writer & Artist 