The Slides at MacArthur’s

On Saturday Miggie had her birthday party at MacArthur Pool and the kids spent most of the day on MacArthur's slides. Even though they really are kiddie slides, even I decided to go down once or twice... or five times. Who's counting?

Party by the pool

On Saturday we had Miggie's birthday party at MacArthur Baths on the beachfront. At R40 an adult and R20 for kids 12 and under it really is a bargain venue to have a party. We didn't book before hand and just took up minimum space to put down our stuff, but there were four other … Continue reading Party by the pool →

Taking a swim at the MacArthur Baths

I remember spending a lot of time at the MacArthur swimming pools when I was a kid. The fresh water pool, the salt water pool with the diving board and the sea splashing over into it at high tide and the slides. I remember when we were small we used to slide at the old … Continue reading Taking a swim at the MacArthur Baths →

Flat Rocks at high tide

Flat Rocks was named so for the exposed reefs of flattish rocks that you find along this piece of Algoa Bay's coastline. But when you visit at high tide there aren't any visible flat rocks so you won't have any idea what the locals are talking about.

A beach cleanup on Kings Beach

We spent the day at MacArthur Baths and I spotted this group of kids busy with a beach cleanup on King's Beach. Well done guys on doing your part to keep our coastline clean and beautiful.

Promoting the Boardwalk AND Port Elizabeth

I was looking for a video to post for today's Video Friday post and found this stunning video by Sun International promoting the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino complex. More importantly, they are promoting Port Elizabeth along with the Boardwalk. Whoever commissioned this video and worked on the project gets that everybody has to be a … Continue reading Promoting the Boardwalk AND Port Elizabeth →

Mahai Campsite – heaven in the Drakensberg

Nestled in a beautiful valley in the Royal Natal National Park of the Northern Drakensberg is a campsite that regularly makes lists of top campsites in South Africa. Six years ago we discovered Mahai Campsite for the first time and spend an unfortunate holiday there during major floods that hit the area that summer. Even … Continue reading Mahai Campsite – heaven in the Drakensberg →

Finding bracket fungus while out caching

On my way home this afternoon I stopped to pick up a few Geocaches and at one of the cache locations on Kragga Kamma Road I found this very distinctive bracket fungus growing on the back of the tree. Polypores are a group of fungi that form fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the … Continue reading Finding bracket fungus while out caching →

Little Miss Cricket

Today's post is a more personal one. Why? Because I can and I feel like bragging a bit.When your daughter's idols are Kagiso Rabada, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Imran Tahir then you know she's a cricket fan. The difference from other girls who are just cricket fans though is that mine has a … Continue reading Little Miss Cricket →

The Untitled Woman on the Donkin Reserve

Standing at the top of the Donkin Reserve stands a lone woman on a pedestal holding a chair while looking across the square. She is one of the art pieces which is part of Route 67 and is the work of well known artist Anton Momberg. Do you know what she represents? Take a guess. … Continue reading The Untitled Woman on the Donkin Reserve →