Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa

March 12, 2023

Hi you all,Gqeberha or previously known by the name of Port Elizabeth. It has a population of 1.2 million. The main industries are automotive, with plants of Ford, Volkswagen, Isuzu and a few Chinese manufacturers. Besides vehicles, there are also numerous vehicle parts and tires manufactured in the area.Today we are all geared up to see some animal’s. The bus picked us up around 9AM. Leaving the City, we saw a lot of industrial plants from numerous well known companies. When we got further away from the City , we got more into farm land, mainly used for livestock farming.I have to say, the roads are in pretty good shape. After driving for a couple hours, we pulled into a game farm called Sibiya. The reserve is a 16000 Hectare eco reserve which is home to all of the big 5 As they say.They welcomed us with coffee and tea.After the coffee break we climbed into the 4×4 and started driving onto the farm lands. We quickly spotted several kudu’s ( looks like a deer) for the next three hours we saw, elephant, water buffalo, wilde beast, rhino’s, Giraffe and a variety of other animals and birds.Part of our safari, was a boat ride on the river. After our Safari we gathered back in the lodge before we boarded our bus. We were all handed a lunch bag to be consumed on the ride back to the City. We arrived back at the boat just on time, they litterly pulled the walkway up as soon as we got onto the boat. Looking back on the day, it was fantastic to see all the animals in their natural environment.Tomorrow we have a sea day before we arrive in Capetown.

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.”

Cheers