Looking up on Route 67

The Tower Sculpture at the bottom of the Donkin Reserve is one of the more peculiar yet interesting art pieces forming part of Route 67. The piece was designed by The Workplace Architects and acts as a beacon to announce the journey through the Donkin Reserve. It can be found at the start of the … Continue reading Looking up on Route 67 →

Valley Thicket

South Africa boasts seven biomes or plant kingdoms and Port Elizabeth is fortunate that five of the seven occurs within the Nelson Mandela Bay metro boundary. One of the biomes which is found largely in the Eastern Cape is the Valley Thicket Biome, previously called Valley Bushveld. The biome is found mostly in river valleys and … Continue reading Valley Thicket →

Elephant herd

A herd of elephants taking it easy after drinking at the Hapoor Waterhole in the Addo Elephant National Park

Hole in the wall

This is a hole in a wall and not THE Hole in the Wall as in the famous one on the Wild Coast. But all holes have to start somewhere in some wall before becoming famous. This one is making its debut in the old railway sheds in Uitenhage.

Patensie Plaasbasaar – the epitome of church bazaars

Most people have been to their local church or school bazaar where the old tannies man tables with vetkoek, curry and rice and pancakes and kids run around while their parents buy food and chat to their neighbours who they never get to see due to the 6 foot wall separating their homes. Last weekend … Continue reading Patensie Plaasbasaar – the epitome of church bazaars →

Port Elizabeth City Hall tower

The Port Elizabeth City Hall truly is a magnificent building and has pride of place amongst a number of other historic buildings in the city centre. The city hall was originally built between 1858 and 1862, but without the clock tower. The clock tower was only added in 1883.

Tree photography

Is it weird taking a picture of somebody taking a picture? As long as they're not taking one of you taking one of them. Or something like that. This photo is a picture of somebody taking a picture of a pink tree in St Georges Park.

The Swartkops Estuary

Even though it has an urban setting, the Swartkops Estuary with its adjacent salt pans, is one of the most important wetlands areas in South Africa. It is seen as an Important Bird Area playing host to over 10 000 water birds in summer and is one of the best places in the country to see the less common … Continue reading The Swartkops Estuary →

Van Stadens Bridge barriers

Visiting the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve I noticed that the work on the pedestrian barrier is going well. A 2.7m high barrier is being put up on the Van Stadens Bridge west of Port Elizabeth by the Friends of Van Stadens Bridge Trust in an attempt to deter suicides from the bridge. The barrier is being … Continue reading Van Stadens Bridge barriers →

Cricket’s Duckpond

Cricket fans the world over would be familiar with St Georges Park in Port Elizabeth, the oldest test stadium in South Africa. Those same cricket fans would have watched or listened to commentary about games at the stadium and heard the commentators refer to the two ends as the Duck Pond and Park Drive Ends. These days … Continue reading Cricket’s Duckpond →