PE<<<Plett arrives at the Boardwalk

This year the second installment of the PE to Plett four day mountain bike team event between Port Elizabeth and Plettenberg Bay took place in reverse and ended at the Boardwalk on the PE beachfront. The first team arrived at the Boardwalk at about 9:45ish with the last teams struggling in somewhere between 1 and 2pm. Red Cherry … Continue reading PE<<<Plett arrives at the Boardwalk →

Feeding Koi at the Barrydale "water front"

Barrydale on Route 62 in the Klein Karoo is a pretty little town known for the beautiful surrounding mountains offering various walks, the Tradouw Pass, quint gardens, interesting shops and farm stalls, restaurants popular with passing tour groups and the very famous Ronnie's SEX Shop down the road. Everything but an ocean. So I was very intrigued when … Continue reading Feeding Koi at the Barrydale "water front" →

The Kings playing at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

The Damselfly has no interest in rugby and in a lesser degree neither has Chaos Boy. Drama Princess on the other hand just loves it and would go to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium for every Kings game if she could. After missing the last few while out of town, Friday night's Kings vs Bulls … Continue reading The Kings playing at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium →

Caching in a storm water pipe

Geocaching takes one to weird and wonderful places. In this case weird. George and Jill of George c12 went after a cache located within a storm water pipe in the western suburbs somewhere. I don't quite want to give it away to muggles but the pipe goes quite far under the intersection and you have … Continue reading Caching in a storm water pipe →

Farm worker fishermen in the Gamtoos Valley

Spending time in a place is more than just staying in accommodation establishments, eating in restaurants, visiting attractions end enjoying beautiful scenery. The buzz word these days are experiences and an experience doesn't necessarily have to be an formal one. Sometimes you see something interesting and making a quick stop can turn into a whole … Continue reading Farm worker fishermen in the Gamtoos Valley →

Koffiebus and Teebus

The Karoo has a beauty that some admire in awe while others tend to just want to pass through as quickly as possible. I love the Karoo landscape with its big skies, Karoo koppies, windpumps, sheep, karoo vegetation and its interesting people. Returning home after a trip to Johannesburg I decided to drive via the … Continue reading Koffiebus and Teebus →

The M4 Settlers Freeway

Some know it as the Settlers Freeway and some just call it by its number, the M4 freeway. But whatever whoever calls it, this is what the freeway cutting between the city and Algoa Bay looks like from the top of the Campanile.

A panorama of Hankey in the Gamtoos Valley… and some history

As visitors approach the town of Hankey in the Gamtoos Valley from the east, they have to pass Vergaderingskop before entering town. This little koppie is the final resting place of Saartjie Baartman and worth a stop even if its just to enjoy a view of the surrounding valley.The town of Hankey was established in 1826 … Continue reading A panorama of Hankey in the Gamtoos Valley… and some history →

Ships in the Bay in B&W

A couple of ships at anchor in Algoa Bay seen from the top of the Donkin Lighthouse... in black and white

Jannie & Baksteen "Living in P.E." music video

I received an e-mail from Tamara in Germany who is a regular PE Daily Photo follower. When somebody says "It is my dream to one day live in Port Elizabeth" then they are ok in my book. *wink* Tamara recently came across a video posted on YouYube by Glenn Fuller. Its a fun video by his … Continue reading Jannie & Baksteen "Living in P.E." music video →