Exploring Nature
Stepping into Spring in the Garden Route
Mon 6 Sep 2010, 11:44

The Garden Route evokes thoughts of many activities, but without a doubt walking and hiking are activities most commonly undertaken. The walks and hikes in the region are diverse and varied ranging from a quick 20 minute stroll on a boardwalk at the Garden of Eden to the epic 8 day, 108km Outeniqua...

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A bit of latitude in the Garden Route
Tue 10 Aug 2010, 16:00

It is recorded that Amazonian Indians have the capability to distinguish between 64 shades of green, a necessary ability when the ambient tone of their environment is made up by this colour. By comparison, the average westerner can distinguish a mere 16 shades of green.   Living in this gem of...

Exploring Nature
A bit of latitude in the Garden Route
Tue 10 Aug 2010, 16:00

It is recorded that Amazonian Indians have the capability to distinguish between 64 shades of green, a necessary ability when the ambient tone of their environment is made up by this colour. By comparison, the average westerner can distinguish a mere 16 shades of green.   Living in this gem of...

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Nature's Classroom in the Garden Route
Sun 14 Feb 2010, 18:46

'Here we have Haliotis midae' I announced as I held up a polished perlemoen shell. The group' faces went blank and Amanda burst out laughing. She had frequently been on at me that most of the time I spoke too academically, especially when there were lots of children in the group.   So the chal...

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Natures gifts in the Garden Route
Fri 4 Dec 2009, 12:53

While many developers and entrepreneurs scheme on how to construct attractions for tourists to the Garden Route, most of them overlook the gifts of nature on our doorstep that we are presented with daily, indeed that we live amongst. Numerous travels on seven continents have exposed me to attractio...

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The Mystical Elephantoms of Knysna
Fri 6 Nov 2009, 13:21

Walking on the Outeniqua Trail through a cluster of towering tree ferns between the Rondebossie and Diepvalle huts I had the distinct feeling that I was being watched. Not by someone, but rather by something big, something ancient and most definitely reclusive. Stopping beside a large Ironwood tree...

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Summer Strike in the Garden Route
Mon 2 Nov 2009, 17:22

In our world of evergreen, the seasons' flush of the White Stinkwoods this year has been a definite announcement of springs' arrival. The warm days, feverish bird activity and blooming fynbos has been natures' invite to don walking shoes and get out and play.   Whilst leading a couple, Craig a...

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ONVERWACHT FLORA ACCOMMODATION(MCGREGOR)
Fri 23 Oct 2009, 19:13

THE HISTORY OF ONVERWACHT FLORA ACCOMMODATION One Sunday morning,my husband Japie, was being very excited about something. He told me that he wanted to show me an area in the mountains that I have never seen  before.The mountains and hills has always been very close to my heart.From the moment...

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Frogging in the Garden Route
Wed 21 Oct 2009, 10:00

The moon hangs suspended in the translucent night sky, the day’s dry dusty smell mellows to a fragrant scent brought on a cool moist breeze as we approach a small reed lined dam. Clad in gum boots and sporting a head torch, net and bucket we are going frogging in the immediate ponds, dams and...