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28 April 2010 : Port Elizabeth

These two giants of South African rugby, need no introduction. From their presence on the rugby field, to presenting rugby or to their antics on Oor Die Kole – these two celebrities remain “A MUST SEE”

Kobus Wiese
Kobus played 135-games for Transvaal, & 32-games for the Springboks including the victorious 1995 World Cup Final.
In 1996 Kobus established Wiesenhof Coffees. Today Kobus has 43 stores in operation. In between, his hectic schedule, Kobus is also a Sports Presenter on MNet, and a very sought after Motivational Speakers and Master Of Ceremonies.

However, his antics on “Oor Die Kole” together with his friend Toks – are just hilarious.

Toks Van Der Linde
At 6Ft 5in, Toks was one of the “BIG” Springkok Props. A mammoth of a man, with a personality that is just as ‘BIG”. Toks was known for his no-nonsense approach & played more than 200-games for Western Province.

Today, Toks is enjoying a successful career in business – working as the Brand Manager for CIPLA South Africa. Additionally, Toks is a Sports Presenter for the Varsity Cup & is full of fun antics as co-host on Oor Die Kole.

BOOKINGS

041 373 0908
or
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TICKET PRICE
R350 Per Person

Ticket prices includes: “Spit Braai” and an “Open Bar”

“Open Bar” includes all you can drink Castle Draught, Castle Light, Brandy, Whisky, Rum, Gin, Cane, Wine & Cooldrinks.

Accommodation: Port Elizabeth, South Africa – Homeleigh Halt Guest House

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Deep within the shadows of the dense valley bushveld of the Sundays River region of the Eastern Cape lies the Addo Elephant National Park. Here, the evenings are punctuated by the strident howl of the black-backed jackal, and the francolin’s call heralds each new dawn. Safe from relentless persecution in the past, the grey leviathans of the bush now roam in peace.

The original Elephant section of the park was proclaimed in 1931, when only eleven elephants remained in the area – today this finely tuned ecosystem is sanctuary to over 450 elephants, Cape buffalo, black rhino, a variety of antelope species, as well as the unique flightless dung beetle, found almost exclusively in Addo. And their Addo has only just begun. with plans to expand the  164 000 ha Addo National Elephant Park into a 360 000 ha mega-park. In addition, plans include the proposed proclamation of a 120 000 ha (296 500 acre) marine reserve that includes islands that are home to the world’s largest breeding populations of Cape gannets and second largest breeding population of African penguins.
FACTS:
•The park conserves no less than five of South Africa’s seven biomes?
•Is also home to one of the densest African elephant populations on earth?
•It is home to the unique flightless dung beetle?
•Addo incorporates the largest coastal dune field in the southern hemisphere?
•The park boasts the Big Seven, (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, leopard, southern right whale and great white shark)?
•It also protects the world’s largest Cape gannet breeding population on Bird Island.

Homeleigh Halt Guest House is a mere 50km from the park and if you do not feel like a self drive outing, we can arrange a tour with a highly qualified field guide for you.

Accommodation: South Africa: Port Elizabeth

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A typical South African favourite – the famous ‘bunny chow’. This simple meal consists of a hollowed-out loaf of bread (1/2 loaf per person) filled with delicious curry.

An absolute must on any visit to South Africa.

Now my guests from countries afar get spoilt when visiting us – with genuine South African food, and every now and then, yearn for a taste of “South Africa” back home.

So I have promised to post some truly unique South African dishes/recipes  on my site – for those who enjoyed these simple yet tasty meals  around an “African” fire.

The first in the series is of course this one, ideal for weary travellers who have spent the day exploring and do not really have the energy left for eating……..get your hands around this!

1 loaf of bread, halved and hollowed

Be careful to leave enough crust, about 2cm , along the edges and at the base when you hollow the halves out. Compress the dough from the insides of the bread just enough to form a nice “cap” to absorb curry gravy.

INGREDIENTS
250 g mince, pre-fried until just no longer pink
1 cup each kidney beans and sugar beans
1 clove garlic and similar sized piece of fresh ginger, finely chopped
1 tablespoon curry (to taste – mild,medium or hot)
1 teaspoon turmeric
2 potatoes, cubed
2 chopped onions
1 carrot grated
1 litre beef stock made with a cube
1 pinch dry thyme
a bay leaf or two
salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoons oil
METHOD
Boil kidney beans in stock and add sugar beans and carrot to this afterabout half an hour. Continue boiling for another hour (alternatively you can soak the beans in water the night before).
Gently fry onions in about 4 tablespoons of oil until transparent.
Add garlic, ginger and thyme. Keep frying for another minure or so. Add thecurry and turmeric. Keep stirring this mixture to prevent any cathing foranother three minutes.
 Add the mince, potatoes and bay leaf and keep stirring until everything iscovered in curry.
Add the beans and the stock and boil gently until the stock has reduced andthe potatoes and beans are soft.
 Adjust seasoning and thicken gravy a bit if required. 
Scoop curry into the bread, cover with the “cap”. and leave a minue or sofor the cap to draw up some moisture.

Then seek seclusion and go primitive.

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