Wells Estate Pier

I want to bet that most PE Daily Photo readers who live in Port Elizabeth have never actually been to the Wells Estate pier. Yes, everybody knows where it is and have seen the blue buildings along the N2 just outside Bluewater Bay, but who has ever turned off to have a look. Although I've been … Continue reading Wells Estate Pier →

Sho’t Left to the Crags and Natures Valley

Tourism in South Africa isn't just for international visitors but also for locals. Yes there are places that most locals would never be able to afford to visit, but there are more places that are affordable to visit and even more things that you can do that actually doesn't cost you anything. South African Tourism encourages … Continue reading Sho’t Left to the Crags and Natures Valley →

Surfing dolphins

On my way to Colchester for a meeting I had some time to play with and decided to stop at Wells Estate to snap a couple of pictures (and look for a Geocache). Standing on the end of the Wells Estate Pier I noticed a pod of dolphins swimming along the shoreline just behind the waves. Suddenly … Continue reading Surfing dolphins →

Groenvlei jetty

The lakes district between Knysna and Wilderness on the Garden Route is made up of a series of lakes, most of them visible from the N2 itself. Out of all those lakes, Groenvlei - just east of Sedgefield - is the only one that is a fresh water lake and without an inlet or an outlet. The lake is maintained … Continue reading Groenvlei jetty →

Earth Day 2014 – Swartkops sunset

On 22 April (today if you read this post on the day it got posted) we celebrate Earth Day. Earth Day is an annual event held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The day was first celebrated in 1970 with 192 countries now taking part each year. In celebration of Earth Day 2014 I'm posting a picture of … Continue reading Earth Day 2014 – Swartkops sunset →

An Incidental Tourist at Shark Rock Pier

Last week two fellow travel bloggers, Dawn Jorgensen (The Incidental Tourist) and Di Brown (The Roaming Giraffe) came on a four night Sho't Left trip to the Eastern Cape which I was very privileged to play some part in. Unfortunately I was busy over the weekend otherwise I would have joined them on the trip. … Continue reading An Incidental Tourist at Shark Rock Pier →

Discovering secret spots in the Tsitsikamma

Geocaching is the ideal activity for people who love to travel and discover new places. Yes I know I've said it before and I will say so again many times in the future. On a visit to the Tsitsikamma I went in search of a cache called Elands Delight (GCX2QF) and even though it was … Continue reading Discovering secret spots in the Tsitsikamma →

River and dunes

Today is post #6 (and the second last) in this week's Sundays River Ferry seriesThe dunes at Colchester is part of the Alexandria dune field which is the biggest coastal dune field in the Southern Hemisphere and seriously high. From the top of the dunes you get a fantastic 360 degrees view of the surrounding dunes, … Continue reading River and dunes →

Stopping at the dunes

This is post #5 in this week's Sundays River Ferry series.A trip on the Sundays River Ferry is made up of two parts. The actual cruise and stopping at the sand dunes to climb to the top. Its difficult to decide which one of the two is my favorite part of the trip but I … Continue reading Stopping at the dunes →

Looking down the Sundays River

This is post #4 in this week's Sundays River Ferry series.After cruising upstream to the Mackay Bridge the cruise heads downstream towards the river mouth to climb the dunes. The river flows in a northerly direction with the villages of Cannonville and Colchester on the left hand side before turning east and seaward at Pearson … Continue reading Looking down the Sundays River →