Geese taking a walk near Seagulls Beach Hotel, Wild Coast

These geese looked so happy and relaxed just taking an afternoon stroll, near Seagulls Beach Hotel, on the Wild Coast, not far from Kei Mouth.  We spent one night at Seagulls Beach Hotel in early 2009 and thoroughly enjoyed our stay, and of course their divine Saturday night seafood, as well as meandering through the countryside - and all sorts of animals, not just geese - on the way there and back.

East London Queens Park Zoo bears

These two bears at the East London zoo enjoyed the peanuts people were throwing down to them.  The bears seem cute, lazy, and relaxed, but I still wouldn't like myself or anybody really, falling into the bears' enclosure - the bears may suddenly become very active indeed!  The East London zoo is a super place for both adults and children to enjoy looking at and watching the behaviour of animals - still wish all the animals had much larger enclosures though.
(post by Terry)

Rural countryside near Kei Mouth and Seagulls beach hotel in the Transkei

These sheep were just a few of the many farm animals we encountered on the way to Seagulls beach hotel in January 2009. The drive on this 20 km dirt road between the pontoon at Kei River in Kei Mouth, and the gorgeous little seaside holiday spot, Seagulls beach hotel, is all part of the holiday getaway and escape from the city - East London, in South Africa is not a terribly large city, but this little countryside road is still an escape! Some of the other animals that we met in this wonderful little country environment were: cows, bulls, goats, ducks, geese, chickens, donkeys - plenty of animals. Ah, the countryside!