The Old Erica school building

I was in Richmond Hill for an event a few weeks ago and decided to swing past the old Erica Building for a quick pic. The Erica School for Girls was started in 1884 by Miss Mary Anne van Wyk, who initially gave lessons in the old Erica Hall. After the Anglo Boer War it … Continue reading The Old Erica school building →

Crawling after caches

I like going out Geocaching on my own as much as I like to do it with the family. Both have their advantages. On my own I have "me" time but I really like to share the experience with the family as well. One of the advantages of having the KidZ with on a Geocaching … Continue reading Crawling after caches →

Kareedouw Dutch Reformed Church

Kareedouw is the first town you encounter when you travel into the Langkloof on Route 62 from the Port Elizabeth side. The name is thought to come from the KhoiSan word !karegadaob which means "A road past many Karee Trees".Kareedouw was established in 1905 as a Dutch Reformed Church congregation and I am assuming that is also … Continue reading Kareedouw Dutch Reformed Church →

A helicopter flip over Port Elizabeth with TimGloAdventures

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/Tv0KmplKW90&source=udsTimGloAdventures is a YouTube channel of a couple that travels the world. I picked up this video they posted after a visit to Port Elizabeth featuring the beachfront and Boardwalk along with some great aerial footage they took while on a helicopter flip over the city.

Happy Valley gardens for a Happy New Year

Another year has come and gone and 2014 is something of the past. I would like to wish all the Port Elizabeth Daily Photo readers and followers a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2015.What is your New Year's resolution for 2015?

Goodbye 2014 – watch out 2015, here I come

Is it just me or did 2014 fly past at the speed of light. A year ago I had no idea what this year had in store for me and now, 12 months later I look back at a year of many highs but it also a couple of real lows, specially at the end. There … Continue reading Goodbye 2014 – watch out 2015, here I come →

Happy Valley – a kids’ paradise

Happy Valley is one of the real Port Elizabeth institutions. We all went there as children and its great to be able to take our children there these days. For the decade or so Happy Valley has had a terrible reputation and very few people ever went there. Three or four years ago all the characters … Continue reading Happy Valley – a kids’ paradise →

Patensie panorama

The town of Patensie in the Gamtoos Valley is surrounded by beautiful scenery. Rolling hills, distant mountains, citrus and vegetable farmland, valley thicket, guest farms and some of the friendliest people you will find anywhere.

Drama Princess in Wonderland

One of the favourite scenes in Happy Valley is the one of Alice in Wonderland. Drama Princess decided to head down the rabbit hole, chomped on a biscuit and drank a potion before going to hang out with the Cheshire Cat.

Riding the Happy Valley dolphin

This week is probably the busiest week there is for Port Elizabeth. Thousands of holiday makers descend on the city over the school holidays with the week between Christmas and New Year being the peak of peak season. As I have a special place in my heart for Happy Valley and the fact that a … Continue reading Riding the Happy Valley dolphin →