Here’s the start of the 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada.
I was trying to wave down a Coyote. Catch a ride north rather than walk the 20 hot miles to first camp. 🙂
I’m here this year only to get information and inspiration.
Category: travel
me and Marilyn
The 26-foot-tall 34,000 pound sculpture, manufactured of painted stainless steel and aluminum, is a super-sized sculptural tribute to Marilyn Monroe’s iconic scene from Billy Wilder’s 1955 infidelity comedy, The Seven-Year Itch …
I’m en route to ADZPCTKO.
AIDS in South Africa
… South Africa is believed to have more people with HIV/AIDS than any other country in the world.
The 2007 UNAIDS report estimated that 5,700,000 South Africans had HIV/AIDS, or just under 12% of South Africa’s population …
The other top five countries with the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence are all neighbours of South Africa. …
The four main HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in South Africa are Khomanani (funded by the government), LoveLife (primarily privately funded), Soul City (a television drama for adults) and Soul Buddyz (a television series for teenagers).
Soul City and Soul Buddyz are the most successful campaigns although both campaigns experienced a slight loss of effectiveness between 2005 and 2008. Khomanani is the least successful campaign, although its effectiveness has increased by more than 50% between 2005 and 2008.
The dubious quality of condoms which are distributed is a setback to these efforts. In 2007, the government recalled more than 20 million locally manufactured condoms which were defective. …
One local told me that there are some poor South Africans not worried to get AIDS so they can go on benefits.
Some of those, of course, are pregnant.
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Port Elizabeth (PE) is the 5th largest city in South Africa.
Surprisingly, I ended up spending a week there.
It now forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which has a population of over 1.3 million. …
I’d never heard of the city before. It had a reputation for street crime.
But improvements made leading up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup seem to have made a big difference.
Summerstrand beach, the main area for tourists, is considered relatively safe.
The city is beautiful with many attractions, including Addo Elephant Park. Many complain about the WIND. 🙂
See my full resolution photos on flickr.
Red Location museum, South Africa
The Red Location Museum is an Apartheid museum in New Brighton township of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
… the floor space contains various “memory boxes”, each one exhibiting the life story or perspective of people or groups who fought against the Apartheid regime. …
It’s in the middle of one of the Townships, a place where the poor live.
We visited at night, a private tour after closing.
Very impressive.
Very moving.
… Many prominent political and cultural leaders were either born or lived in Red Location and a number of significant “struggle” (umZabalazo) events occurred here. …
Cape Town random
The last of my photos.
See all of my Cape Town random photos.
cycling Cape Town
Kyle Shewfelt recommended getting on a bike. He had done a big race out of Cape Town earlier in the year.
Fantastic easy day for me, riding the city coast.
Lovely city.
See more of my photos from that day in high resolution on flickr.
photo shoot Cape Town
You’ve seen Cliffton Beach in Cape Town. It’s a very popular spot for advertising photo shoots.
Just above the poser are the most expensive homes in South Africa.
Addo Elephant Park, South Africa
What a fantastic day!
I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy the classic African Game Park tour — but I loved it.
Addo Elephant National Park is a diverse wildlife conservation park situated close to Port Elizabeth …
It currently ranks third in size after Kruger National Park and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier …
… expansion will mean not only that the park contains five of South Africa’s seven major vegetation zones (biomes), but also that it will be the only park in the world to house Africa’s “Big 7” (elephant, rhinoceros, lion, buffalo, leopard, whale and great white shark) in their natural habitat.
Flora and fauna
More than 450 elephants, 400 Cape buffalo, over 48 endangered black rhino …
Lion and spotted hyena has also recently been re-introduced to the area.
The largest remaining population of the flightless dung beetle (Circellium bacchus) is located within the park. …
Most exciting was a rare sighting of the bar-eared fox – 4 of them. (VIDEO)
See my high resolution photos on flickr.
Addo Elephant Park photos
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Watch the official Park introduction VIDEO.
