Only one month to go to Up the Creek 2010

Up The Creek 2010

One river, three stages, more than 30 live music and comedy acts and 2000 festival goers with a passion for some of South Africa’s best music in common – get yourself ready for Up the Creek 2010.

From 5 – 7 February, Creekers can look forward to performances by a selection of some of the best in the entertainment industry: The Dirty Skirts, Taxi Violence, The Rudimentals, Bed on Bricks, Flat Stanley, Dan Patlansky, Ashtray Electric, The Pretty Blue Guns, Dave Ferguson, The Black Cat Bones, Andra, Ryno Velvet, the Boulevard Blues Band, Akkedis, Van Coke Kartel (acoustic), Hot Water, The GODS, Willim Welsyn en die Sunrise Toffies and many more will be joined on stage with a selection of some seriously funny comedians, like Corné and Twakkie, Martin Evans and Dave Levinson … Continued

Swellendam Photograph

Tsakane Tshabalala submitted this great photograph of Swellendam, a small town situated about 2 hours out of Cape Town. With a population in the region of 30 000, Swellendam offers small town hospitality, combined with many attractions and activities for the visitor, and is well worth a visit. You can read more about the Town of Swellendam in a previous article published at Swellendam - A Swell Weekend Getaway. Continued

A Swell Weekend Getaway

Swellendam

The small town of Swellendam, is located approximately half way between Cape Town and Mossel Bay on the N2 highway.You will know you are reaching the town when you pass over the Breederivier, and see the Ostrich processing facility on the right hand side, approaching from Cape Town. To reach the main road of the town, lined with historic buildings, turn off the highway and travel a short distance along a minor road.

With a population in the region of 30 000, Swellendam offers small town hospitality, combined with many activities for the tourist, and is well worth a visit, even if one is only passing through. One of the most unique attractions in the town is the Sulina Faerie Sanctuary. An ideal family experience, this small piece of fantasy was the brain child of a recent settler to the town, who has created a magical, mystical haven for all things fairy. Continued

De Hoop Nature Reserve

De Hoop Reserve

De Hoop Nature Reserve is roughly three hours drive from Cape Town and just east of the town of Bredasdorp. The Reserve covers an area of 34,000 hectares and one of the favorite destinations for those who want to spend time away from frenetic city life. The reserve offers diverse scenery for hikers, bikers and bird watchers and Koppie Alleen is a famous lookout spot for the avid whale watchers, with about 40% of the world’s Southern Right whales coming to the De Hoop Marine Reserve each year during breeding season.

Visitors have a lot of freedom within the reserve. Take a leisurely game drive along the circular route that covers the reserve and see the Cape mountain zebra, eland, grey reebok, the rare bontebok and if you are lucky you will see the mating dance of the ostrich. The reserve is also home to caracal and leopards and the ever-present troops of baboons. Visitors can, however, safely leave their vehicles during a game drive to explore on foot and view some of the 1,500 plant species up close. Continued