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Proud new owners Clive and Megan

Homeleigh Halt Guest House, offering you good quality accommodation in Port Elizabeth, owners were there to try out the food.

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

Click Here to Follow Live Coverage of the Redhouse River Mile on 27 February 2010.

The 2010 SPAR Redhouse River Mile, Africa’s oldest open water swimming event, which is taking place over the weekend of 27/28 February is being moved to Cannonville on the Sundays River due to dangerously high levels of pollution in the Swartkops River.

Started in 1924, the event is celebrating its 86th anniversary and organisers, Zports, have indicated that the change in venue will not affect their ability to host another world class event, with the 2010 event carrying the highest prize money ever for the River Mile.

Over R26,000 in cash will be up for grabs over the weekend as well as medals, free hydration drinks and lucky draw prizes which include 4 Vuka Scuta motor bikes.

South African Olympian Chad Ho has confirmed that he will be coming to defend the title he won last year but is expecting strong local competition from Axxess DSL Ocean Racing Series leaders Frank Greeff and Chris van de Sande. Ladies defending champion, Dominique Dryding, from the Western Cape has also confirmed that she will be at the River Mile at the end of Febuary.

The program of events scheduled for Sunday’s River will kick offon Saturday morning with the Discovery off-roader, an off-road triathlon style event which has been established to raise funds for various projects run by the Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth Sunrise. Visitors to the event will be entertained in the Castle Lite Beer Garden and many vendors will be at the event to supply eats.

Sunday’s program kicks off at 12 noon with the Nando’s kids preliminary 10 and under and 12 and under swim races across the river. This will be followed by a celebrity Swim Challenge where the winner will get R1000 cash to donate to a charity of their choice, the Ladies Mile will be at 13h30 and the finale, the Men’s Mile starts at 14h30.

Entry forms can be obtained from all Eastern Cape SPAR outlets and all leading sports stores. Completed entry forms can be handed in at Zports House, News Cafe (Boardwalk), Triangle Sports, Brian Band Sports (PE) or Brockett Sports (Uitenhage). All participants entering online will qualify for a free Redhouse River Mile t-shirt when entering and paying before the 3rd February. See http://www.redhouserivermile.co.za/ for further information or to register. Late entries will be accepted at race registration on Saturday 27th, with a late entry fee being charged. A double late entry fee will apply for entries taken on race day.

Live coverage on the day is provided by MyPE. (MyPE.co.za)

(MyPE coverage of the Redhouse River Mile)

Accommodation is available at Homeleigh Halt Guest House in Walmer, 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.

Accommodation South Africa/Port Elizabeth:  Homeleigh Halt Guest House

Centrestage never fail to delight and have a host of shows lined up to get you bouncing into the new year energised with their magnetic performances.

2010 January

6 January – “Don’t bore us – get to the CHORUS!” – Boardwalk – Computicket

7 January – “The 80’s GLORY DAYS!” – Boardwalk – Computicket

8 January – “Absolutely ABBA!” – Boardwalk – Computicket

9 January – “The Centrestage Extravaganza with Escape!” – Boardwalk – Computicket -

27 January – 6 February – “Rocking through the DECADES” – Guild  Theatre, East London -  For bookings phone: 043 743 0704

For online bookings through  Computicket visit their website. Click here for a link to Computicket

 2010 – February

27 January – 6 February – “Rocking through the DECADES” – Guild Theatre,  East London – 043 743 0704

From 23 February –  Port Elizabeth - “Rocking Through the DECADES” – Booking through Computicket.

In the audiovisual company of comedian Rob Van Vuuren, Centrestage takes you on a time travelling trip through the different musical styles, right back to the Hop in the fifties as they recreate the Shanana-styled Doo Wop sound, before visiting the innocence of Cliff Richard and the Shadows in the early 60’s. Elvis put a sexier spin on rock n roll in his ‘come-back special’ before the Beatles embraced psychedelia. We trace the signature 70’s rock of Boston, Toto, Led Zeppelin and ZZ Top, before taking a re-look at the fun side of the 80’s with brand new inclusions such as Break My Stride, One Night in Bangkok, Mr Robato, Der Kommisar, Safety Dance and others. We then move to the 90’s as the boyband sound gained prominence, as the boyband Escape takes us full circle before arriving right back to celebrate some of the current chart topping favourites.

Rocking Through the Decades is an all-new fun musical celebration from the Centrestage All-Star showband.

 Centrestage are offering the most amazing opportunity to  organisations to help them with their fundraising efforts through their “Rocking Through the Decades” shows. For further details visit their website.

Kick start your fundraising efforts with Centrestage!

 Coming in from out of town –  spend the night at Homeleigh Halt Guest House.

http://www.mype.co.za/: The birth of a humpback whale was filmed this weekend by a German TV crew which travelled to Port Elizabeth at the invitation of Rainer Schimpf from Dive Expert-Tours. The crew is in Port Elizabeth to see and film the marine diversity of Algoa Bay.

Rainer says; “Traveling around Cape Receife, we saw a breaching Humpback whale, as we came closer with the boat we realized that there were five Humpback whales displaying great activity in this area. They were diving up and down and behaving very excited for quite some time and then, suddenly, a sixth Humpback whale – a newborn baby, grey in colour and a with a bent hump, broke the surface to take its first breath!”

With this historic event caught on camera by the TV crew and still photographers, we have conclusive photographic proof of Algoa Bay being the birth place of a Humpback whale. Shortly after the baby Humpback surfaced for it’s first breath, the afterbirth also surfaced and drifted away.

To read more on this historic event and to view the images captured please visit the article posted on MyPE

We are frequently referred to as The Rainbow Nation. This is a tribute to the many ethnic groups who call South Africa home.

South Africa, where the threads of ubuntu, diversity and possibility are woven together by vibrant and dynamic people, places and cultures to form a cloth that is as colourful and beautiful as it is strong and resilient.

A cloth that, despite the ravages of historical, politcal and health challenges, still manages to remain vividly stimulating.

It is a cloth made to endure and ours to share with the rest of the world.

“I think, therefore I am” is the philosophy of the West.

In Africa, our belief is based far more on a sense of community.

I am because I belong, because I participate, because I share.

When one is diminished , we are all diminished. When one succeeds, we all succeed. No person survives alone and we need one another to be fulfilled.

The word ”ubuntu” is an old African word meaning “humanity.” It is pronounced “oo-boon-too.”

uBuntu – Its Meaning :   “I am because you are.”

The word Ubuntu could be summed up in the words kindness and humanity!    It actually comes from the Nguni language spoken in southern Africa, relating to a Zulu concept, – “umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu” – which means that a person is only a person through their relationship to others. 

The concept of uBuntu has the potential to transform the world into one of better understanding and respect for every human being.  It’s about co-operaton, compassion, forgivemess, and a sense of togetherness.  

 If we ALL embraced a sense of ubuntu in our lives, there would be no poverty, no war, no violence. We would care for one another with understanding and compassion, realizing that we are all one….”I am because you are”.

There is an initiave  called the uBuntu Peace Project.

The aims of their website are summarised hereunder:-

 
To show how we each have the capacity to create peace in our own lives, and to attract anything else we want!      
To create a forum where we share ideas on initiating anything that leads to peace, harmony and fulfillment.     
To draw a body of like-minded people who focus their attention and actions on kindness, understanding and compassion.      
To provide links to organizations, books and websites that provide further guidance towards peace in our world.     
To bring awareness to the futility in “fighting against” what we dont want.  ”