Get a canoe and go canoeing in East London

This lone canoe at Areena, near East London, is just waiting for somebody to hop into it, and go canoeing up or down the river.  If you're not actually racing in a canoe, canoeing is not that strenuous, and can be quite relaxing.  Get a canoe and some oars, or borrow a canoe, or hire a canoe at a holiday resort like Areena, and have some family fun on a river - perhaps on a relaxing, lazy Sunday afternoon in East London.

Areena giraffe eating Eastern Cape thorn trees for breakfast

This giraffe at Areena Riverside Resort is still young, but already so tall, and is enjoying lovely dark green leaves for breakfast.  The green leaves are amongst the thorns of the sweet thorn acacia thorn tree which grow all over the Eastern Cape.  Acacia sweet thorn trees also make for wonderful bonsai trees. Imagine your own collection of little thorn tree bonsai trees in your own garden, whether you live in the countryside or not. These thorn trees blossom with beautiful puffy yellow blossoms once a year.  It's a wonderful sight to view yellow (thorn tree blossoms), green (thorn trees), and blue (lovely blue skies) all over the countryside at certain times of the year - then, just add a giraffe or two, and you have the perfect countryside.  This giraffe at Areena is fairly tame and you can go right up to it and pet it.  One only really gets the full idea of how tall a giraffe really is when one is standing right next to a giraffe, stroking its head.

Giraffe at Areena Riverside Resort, East London

Tony and this tall but still young giraffe get to know each other at Areena Resort, East London.  Areena Riverside Resort is on the East Coast Resorts Road just outside East London, on the Jikeleza route, and is a super riverside resort for the whole family.  Spend a day - or a few days - at Areena, on the Kwelera River, canoeing, fishing, bird watching, swimming in the river or pool, braaing, or jumping on the trampoline!  This giraffe is not the only wildlife at Areena, so why not get on a quad bike to go exploring and visit the other wildlife at Areena too?  Areena is also a great spot for conferences, corporate team building events, or tasty meals at the delightful restaurant overlooking the Kwelera river.