I suppose most of you have heard of the sport of paragliding. In a nutshell it is the action of using a specially shaped parachute to soar upward into the air using wind and thermals. These paragliders

Sometime ago my wife and I spent a weekend at the Preskil Beach Resort in Mauritius. We had just finished a week’s holiday in Reunion and were due to fly back home to South Africa. The flight connection

Awhile back my wife and I were returning home from shopping at nearby Jeffreys Bay. On the way from the town of Humansdorp to our small farm near St Francis Bay, a distance of about fifteen kilometres,

Beau Vallon, Mahe, Seychelles. If I were to ask anyone this question most people would say they also loved tropical islands. Ever since I can remember they have fascinated me. Maybe it’s because I don’t

Waterfront at Sebastian, Indian River. One of the things to do in Sebastian, Indian River County in Florida, is dining out at restaurants. This helped a lot so the ladies didn’t have to cook much on their

Just wanted to tell you about what happened on the road about a hundred metres from our gate. One quiet morning while I was in my office I suddenly heard this strange noise! It sounded like the combination

When we were staying in Cape Town we heard on the news that a ship had run aground in Table Bay. The container ship, the Maersk Sealand, was anchored in the road stead outside the harbour awaiting docking.

"Spirit Of St Francis Bay" - Rescue craft and crew of Station 21 in action at St Francis Bay. This organisation was formed in 1967 to help save lives at sea on our vast expanse of coastline.

False Bay Scenic Drive Surfing is an extremely popular pastime in my country, South Africa. Due to our extensive coastline there are many surfing spots to found and when the surf is up you always find

While on holiday at the seaside resort of Umtentweni in Kwazulu Natal I came across this sign on the door of the local Kwikspar while doing some grocery shopping. At first I only gave it a cursory glance

Once during our winter we went on a trip to Holland to attend a conference in Amsterdam. In doing our due diligence we scoured the Internet for suitably cheap accommodation nearby and found a campsite

A while back my wife and I thought we would try a tropical resort in our own continent for a change. We booked a week at the Indian Ocean Beach Club at Diani Beach in Kenya. To get there we flew out from

The Crew Of The Sea Princess ( Me at right back) I once worked as crew on a pleasure boat called the Sea Princess at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town Harbour. This 74ft pleasure catamaran

MSC Opera In November 2013 my wife and I went on a four-night cruise on the MSC Opera from Durban, South Africa, to Mozambique. The ship was beautiful and she set sail at 3 o’clock so it was all aboard

Bird Island lies on the edge of the shallow Seychelles Bank about 95 km north of Mahe, the largest island of the group. It is low, sandy and flat with coconut palms and is home to the natural nesting place

In Cape Town Harbour there is a waterfront area called the Victoria And Alfred Waterfront where the charter boats dock. There you can catch the ferry to Robben Island, charter a yacht, go on a sun downer

Hi everyone! My wife @dianadee has finally persuaded me to join Steemit and share some of my thoughts, and experiences. I am already familiar with this site due to the fact that she joined in 2017 and

A few years ago my wife and I went on a week’s holiday to the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. This volcanic island lies about 700 km to the east of Madagascar and about 250 km southwest of Mauritius.

Sebastian, Indian River County in Florida is a small town on the Intra-Coastal Waterway. We spent 5 days relaxing with our daughter Angela and her husband Brent at the Oyster Bay Resort. We decided we

During the time we spent in the Seychelles in August and September of 1973, a visit to the world famous Vallée Du Mai on the island of Praslin was a must. Praslin is the second largest island of the group