Diving at Bellbuoy Reef with Pro Dive

Port Elizabeth truly has some outstanding dive sites both inside Algoa Bay as well as on the Wildside. So what can one expect from a dive in PE? Colourful soft coral, lots of fish species, shark sightings, ship wrecks and so much more. I found this video on the Pro Dive YouTube channel of a diving excursion out to … Continue reading Diving at Bellbuoy Reef with Pro Dive →

Rock painting tour in the Baviaanskloof

The Baviaanskloof is an UNESCO World Heritage Site representing the Cape Floral Kingdom but it could just as easily also have been one because of the KhoiSan history and heritage that is found here. Spending a relaxing weekend at Baviaans Lodge I learned that there is quite an important rock painting site on the property. The … Continue reading Rock painting tour in the Baviaanskloof →

Morning perch

Mr Kelp Gull on his morning perch surveying the beachfront before heading off to look for breakfast

Stormy beachfront

Last week we had some stormy weather pass over Port Elizabeth. Rain, cold and very rough and high seas were the order of the day. I stopped on my way to work one morning and this was the scene looking towards Humewood and Hobie Beaches.

A stream runs through it

If I had to show this photo to anybody and ask them where the picture was taken, they would probably guess places like the Tsitsikamma, Knysna forest or Hogsback. Although all of these are likely candidates, in all cases they would be wrong. This specific scene is hidden away in a valley near Baviaans Lodge … Continue reading A stream runs through it →

Saturday sunrise

Saturday morning I braved the cold to head down to the beachfront for the weekly Hobie Beach parkrun. To say the air was crisp is an understatement and you could see runners head to their cars quickly to take off their warm tops just before the run started. As always I had my camera with … Continue reading Saturday sunrise →

Dolphins on the beachfront

I don't think people living in Port Elizabeth always realize how special Algoa Bay is. African penguins, visiting whale (and sometimes even Orcas), dolphins, sardine run starting off our shores, different shark species, scuba diving, great fishing and so much more. Algoa Bay is home to a couple of species of dolphins and you see … Continue reading Dolphins on the beachfront →

A flowering Kapok Tree, also known as a Silk Floss Tree

Since I started blogging nearly 7 years ago, the post that has received the most attention wasn't some exotic location, epic once in a lifetime animal photo or mind blowing sunset. It was a post about a flowering Kapok Tree. Up to now it has received over a whopping 20 000 page views. I've been wanting to … Continue reading A flowering Kapok Tree, also known as a Silk Floss Tree →

Nedine Blom concert

On Saturday night we went to a Nedine Blom concert at Sunridge Park Primary School. Drama Princess was invited to a birthday party at the concert and as Nedine Blom is the KidZ' favorite musician, the rest of us wasn't going to miss it either. She does a lot of fun and gospel music for … Continue reading Nedine Blom concert →

Barking up the wrong tree

I joined a couple of fellow cachers on a Geocaching expedition today. We needed to call in the help of Mr Stretch and even then there were times that he wasn't tall enough. Heck, we didn't even know if we were checking the right tree... Or were we?