Zebras in the city

It's not often that you get the opportunity to see game right in the city. An early morning walk on the Grysbok Trail in the NMMU Nature Reserve gave us the opportunity to see zebra fairly close up and while on foot.

Explore Nelson Mandela Bay

This destination marketing video was produced in 2009 by Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism for the Chinese market and it combined both information about Port Elizabeth, the greater Nelson Mandela Bay and the rest of the Eastern Cape. Watching this just reminds one again what a beautiful area we live in.

Boardwalk Fountain Spectacular seen from the pier

The spectacular view of the Boardwalk Hotel, with the extra bonus of the fountains in full flight, at night from the pier

Zipping at Pine Lodge

One of the three slides that is part of the zipline experience at Pine Lodge in Cape Recife

Then and Now – Port Elizabeth Airport

I've been collecting historic photos from the Port Elizabeth groups on Facebook to be able to do Then and Now posts and found the "Then" one in this post showing the Port Elizabeth Airport in what I guess was probable somewhere in the 60's. Perhaps the older folk around here can help me out on this one. The day … Continue reading Then and Now – Port Elizabeth Airport →

Camping at Vloedbos in the Overberg – a winning option all around

Every year we go on a camping over the summer school holiday. We're not the "return to the same place year after year" type of campers as we want to explore and discover new places. As we live in Port Elizabeth and by the sea, we're also not bothered by coastal holidays which tends to … Continue reading Camping at Vloedbos in the Overberg – a winning option all around →

Then and Now: The Humewood Slipway

Last week I did a post Then and Now : Humewood Beach showing a couple of historic photos of Humewood beach along with a modern one. I purposely didn't post the two historic photos of the Humewood Slipway below as they were taken from a different direction and I decided to make a separate post … Continue reading Then and Now: The Humewood Slipway →

The sun setting over Seaview

Chaos Boy spent Saturday afternoon at a friend's place in Seaview and I headed out there late afternoon to fetch him. It wasn't quite sunset time yet, but the sun was starting to head towards the horizon so I pulled over to snap this pic. I'm still trying to figure out the best setting on … Continue reading The sun setting over Seaview →

Fort Cannon

Fort Frederick, built in 1799, was originally defended by two 8-pounder guns and one 5.5 inch Howitzer. These guns, that never fired a shot in anger, was removed when the fort was decommissioned. But what is a fort, even a historic one that has been declared a national monument, without guns? So a selection of muzzle-loaders dating from the later part of … Continue reading Fort Cannon →

3 minutes by train from Uitenhage to Port Elizabeth

When last have you been on a train? It's something most of us don't get to do and I really think it's leaving gap in our lives. And to think it's something our parents probably did quite often when they were young. Alan Straton of MyPE took the train from Uitenhage to Port Elizabeth and condensed … Continue reading 3 minutes by train from Uitenhage to Port Elizabeth →