Waiting for the sevens

Late last week I got to go on a pre Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens Instawalk around the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium as the final touches was being put in place for this weekend's #NMB7s tournament. I've been to the stadium so many times before and I was looking for something slightly different and I kinda like … Continue reading Waiting for the sevens →

The Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens

This weekend is a huge sporting weekend in Port Elizabeth. The Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens is taking place at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The NMB 7's is part of the International Sevens World Series and the only leg taking place in Africa. I took the KidZ for day 1 yesterday and we had an awesome time. The … Continue reading The Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens →

Caching on the Grysbok Trail with Drama Princess

Last Sunday I hit the Grysbok Trail in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Nature Reserve with Drama Princess for a bit of an early morning Geocaching outing. We signed in at 6:50am and set off down the trail at a brisk pace. The Grysbok Trail really is a gem. One that I bet very few … Continue reading Caching on the Grysbok Trail with Drama Princess →

Airshow cockpit footage

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/geLUD9560hA&source=udsA couple of weeks ago the very successful Baywest Port Elizabeth Airshow took place at the PE Airport. I came across this rad video on the Algoa FM channel featuring some GoPro action from inside the cockpit of one of the planes taking part in the airshow.

Checking out the beachfront

This year our December summer holiday was supposed to be a mountain vacation and we were due to leave for four days in Matatiele on Tuesday before heading into the Southern Drakensberg for another 10 days there after. We had a very unexpected and sudden hiccup crop up this week and the Damselfly has to head into … Continue reading Checking out the beachfront →

Grabbing a taxi (tour) to Soweto

Johannesburg really surprised me while on the City Sightseeing Tour of the city. The problem is that I wanted more and got myself a ticket to do the Soweto Tour Extension the next morning. I was up bright and early and made my way down to Gold Reef City to hop on the first vehicle of … Continue reading Grabbing a taxi (tour) to Soweto →

Drama Princess Instapose reflection

Drama Princess doing the "Instagram pose" on the beachfront during the Instawalk a couple of weeks ago. I really like the reflection in the pond along the Kings Beach promenade and she makes the perfect subject. Not that she needs any excuse to pose for a photograph.

North End view across Albany Road

A couple of weeks ago I was in Richmond Hill one Saturday afternoon for a function. I had a couple of minutes before things started and took a drive over to the old Erica Building. This is the view across Albany Road towards North End and Algoa Bay. The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is just … Continue reading North End view across Albany Road →

Scenic views of Patensie and surrounds

A couple of weeks ago I spent a couple of days touring around the Eastern Cape with a group of journalists and one of our stops was in the Gamtoos Valley town of Patensie. After a visit at the Malan Cucumber Farm we were taken up to their new cucumber tunnels on a koppie outside … Continue reading Scenic views of Patensie and surrounds →

The good ol’ windpomp, from underneith

We all know what a windpomp looks like. Don't know what a windpomp is? NO! Really? Hahahaha... Ok, so perhaps you've heard of a windpump or windmill? To most of us its just a windpomp, doesn't matter if you say it in English or Afrikaans. Or perhaps even Xhosa. I should ask one of my … Continue reading The good ol’ windpomp, from underneith →