People watching

Taking a walk along Port Elizabeth beachfront I spotted this kelp gull standing on a light pole along the walkway looking at all the sun worshippers go by.  People watching. That's the life.

The Lion Matches lion

When I saw this lion at Kuzuko Lodge near Port Elizabeth it immediately reminded me of the lion on the Lion Safety Matches logo. 

 

There is a bit of a resemblance.

Moss seed

Have you ever wondered what moss seed looks like?  On a visit to the Tsitsikamma I was taking a couple of macro pictures of moss between rocks when I found that a patch of it was seeding.  I've noticed it before but never realised what it was I was looking at.

Calm waters

Late afternoon on a windless summers day in Montagu in the Western Cape...

... paddle boating on the Montagu Caravan Park's dam

Fort succulents

Succulents on top of Cogmans Kloof with the British Fort in the background

The road through Cogmans Kloof

The view of the road through Cogmans Kloof outside Montagu from on top of the tunnel

British Fort at Cogmans Kloof

On top of the Cogmans Kloof tunnel outside Montagu stands an old English fort built by the British in 1899 during the Anglo Boer War.  The fort has a great view of the approaching road and kloof through the mountains and one can immediately see why the British chose the spot.  To get to the top there is a steep little path from across the road from the parking area and after a couple of minutes of huffing and puffing you get to the top and that awesome view.