Sand and Tea at La Galerie in Pringle Bay (2019-07-13) | So when I took possession of my replacement car, I immediately took it for a spin out along Clarence Drive, dragging Jessica along with me for the ride. One scenic drive followed by a trundle alongside the baboons in Rooi Els later, we popped over ... (Food and Drink | Photo Gallery)

Mini Golf at The Golf Village Tygervalley in Bellville (2019-05-04) | Putt putt. Mini golf. Adventure golf. Whatever you call it, I always enjoy tackling this fun little distraction whenever the chance presents itself, and back in May I found myself wandering about Bellville sans wife and kids. So I called up my brother and asked ... (Family Attractions | Photo Gallery)

Antelope Spotting at Bontebok National Park in Swellendam (2019-09-27) | Bontebok National Park is an unusual SANParks site in that it is a species-specific national park, originally established in 1931 to try and ensure the survival of the relatively rare Bontebok antelope. In this they succeeded and today the park is home to around 200 ... (Nature and Animal Attractions | Photo Gallery)

A Year of life in the Helderberg (2017-12-31) | 2016's bundle of random life event photos rescued from my "Unposted Photos" folder on my laptop is already up, which means then that I'm making steady progress in making that irritating folder smaller and smaller. Again, these photos are all important reminders of my very happy ... (Photo Gallery)

A Year of Beach Walks in Strand (2017-12-31) | Catching up with another trove of files from the "Unposted Photos" folder on my laptop, this is a whole lot of images of Strand beach taken during walks/visits in 2017. 5 km of white sandy beach overlooking False Bay, one of the safest swimming beaches ... (Nature and Animal Attractions | Photo Gallery)

Pigeons and Parrots at Birds of Eden in Plettenberg Bay (2019-01-05) | Wolves, snakes, elephants, monkeys, lions and tigers, the achingly scenic Crags area near Plettenberg Bay is home to a smorgasbord of wildlife sanctuaries, with one of our absolute favourites being the incredible Birds of Eden free flight sanctuary, home to 3,000+ birds comprising of more ... (Nature and Animal Attractions | Photo Gallery)

Jessica Jamming Art for her Birthday in Somerset West (2019-11-16) | Jessica turned 9 this year and we decided to celebrate this birthday by allowing her to invite some of her school friends over for a bit of a tropical themed birthday cake bash, followed by a paint session at the newly opened Artjamming Somerset West. As ... (Kid Activities | Photo Gallery)

Lions and Leopards at Jukani in Plettenberg Bay (2019-01-05) | If you have kids then animal attractions always make for a big entertainment hit, and if you find yourself wandering about the Plettenberg Bay area, a glance at Google Maps will quickly confirm that you're certainly spoiled for choice when it comes to animal sanctuaries! ... (Nature and Animal Attractions | Photo Gallery)

A Year of life in the Helderberg (2016-12-31) | I generate a lot of photos. Pretty much entirely because of this blog. As such, I have a massive trove of unposted photos which are all important reminders of my very happy life and as such are memories that I very much want to safeguard ... (Photo Gallery)

The Getz gets Smashed in Gordon's Bay (2019-06-03) | I had a bit of an unexpected expense happen this year which wasn't the most lekker of things. Back in June, after a good day behind the keyboard for Touchwork, I wrapped things up and headed off to pick the girls up from school aftercare ... (Photo Gallery)

Smash Hit Radio at the Barnyard Theatre Tygervalley in Durbanville (2019-10-05) | So the long running, thoroughly entertaining outfit that was the Barnyard Theatre at Willowbridge is now no longer in the Willowbridge shopping mall. Instead, they have shut up shop at the old venue, gathered up their musical props, and crossed over the road to set ... (Events & Entertainment | Photo Gallery)