Keiskamma River Hamburg Imagine German settlers moving to South Africa, how would they call a city they found at a river bank near the sea? Hamburg! Wie würden wohl deutsche Siedler eine von ihnen gegründete Stadt nennen, die am Ufer eines Flusses und in der Nähe der Küste liegt? Hamburg Kenton-on-SeaContinue reading “Day 48: Keiskamma, Hamburg and Kenton-on-Sea”
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Day 47: Between East London and the southern part of the Wild Coast
East London Nahoon River Mouth Gonubie Kei River Mouth
Can I come in?
Yesterday at our doorstep…
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 inContinue reading “Day 41: Whale watching without whales”
Day 29: Over night in the Karoo National Park
Sunset in the Karoo / Sonnenuntergang in der Karoo Night in the Karoo / Nacht in der Karoo The night in the Karoo, away from every larger settlement, is nearly pitch black, making it an excellent spot for star gazing. — Die Nacht in der Karoo ist stockdunkel, da kaum größere Städte in der UmgebungContinue reading “Day 29: Over night in the Karoo National Park”
Day 22: From Port Elizabeth to Knysna
Stormy River Mouth Lounging in the sun Forest and Flowers Suspension Bridge at Stormy River Mouth And flowers at the coast Nature’s Valley
Day 15: Wildlife
Camdeboo National Park Why including two different national parks in one blog entry? Not only because I travelled there the last weekend, but also because there is the pretentious plan to once connect both parks with a grassland conservation zone. Today the two parks already work together in the Mountain Zebra – Camdeboo CorridorContinue reading “Day 15: Wildlife”
Day 10: Sardinia Bay
Today’s morning trip was a hiking trail along Sardinia Bay. Drei Stunden Morgen- und Mittagwanderung entlang Sardinia Bay. Near Sardinia Bay in 1647 the Portugese Galleon Sacramento shipwrecked in a storm. An der Sardinia Bay erlitt 1647 die Portguisische Galleone Sacramento Schiffbruch. Here is an interesting Blog-Entry about itContinue reading “Day 10: Sardinia Bay”
Day 8: Elephants again
Today’s entry is actually not an new one but an update to Saturday’s pictures taken in the Addo Elephant Park. I filmed some short video sequences and only today found the time to edit the movie. Since it was the first time I used the video mode of my camera for shooting a short movie,Continue reading “Day 8: Elephants again”
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