Master Chef judging, the Firefly version – Ginger Restaurant

Port Elizabeth is very quickly getting a reputation as a good food destination with visiting bloggers and journalists raving about the variety and quality of restaurants and food markets available around the city in their articles. Now I'm not food expert although I am known to enjoy a good steak / pizza / chop and … Continue reading Master Chef judging, the Firefly version – Ginger Restaurant →

Hoisting the Campanile Bells

After taking down the Campanile bells and the renovation process, the bells have just been hoisted back into the top of the Campanile with Bell #23 going up on Wednesday. Somebody thought it may be a good idea to attache a GoPro to the bell before it went up and thus we can all join … Continue reading Hoisting the Campanile Bells →

Swartkops estuary birds

Not a lot of non-twitchers would know that the Swartkops River estuary is one of the best places around Port Elizabeth for bird watching. It is home to a huge amount of estuarine and water birds and the ideal spot to tick off a few feathered friends from your bird list.

Silver seas at Hobie Beach

I needed to clear my head a bit this morning and took a walk across the road from the office and down onto Hobie Beach. Not a lot of people around to enjoy the view of the sun glistening silver on the slightly choppy sea. At least I could snap a pic to share with … Continue reading Silver seas at Hobie Beach →

Entrance to the Boardwalk

The Marine Drive entrance to the Boardwalk must be one of the most photographed landmarks in Port Elizabeth. My office is above the tourism info centre just on the left as you walk under the arch and I literally see visitors taking pictures of the entrance every time I go outside. Some of it on it's own, … Continue reading Entrance to the Boardwalk →

Down the hill into Sundays

We spent the weekend in Kenton and heading back along the N2 this afternoon I asked the Damselfly to snap a pic with my phone as we came down the hill towards Colchester. I've got to say this is one of those views that is a lot better in person than on a photo. I'm … Continue reading Down the hill into Sundays →

Lifeguards not currently on duty

It's winter at the moment and the beach is pretty much empty, especially during the week. But the lifeguard tower, although not manned at the moment, is waiting. Summer will come again and so will the beach-goers.

Geocaching in the rain but under cover

Tuesday morning I was out early to make my mark in the local elections. A little later the morning we headed over to Baywest for Drama Princess to join some of her friends at the ice rink. On our way though we did a quick detour to find a Geocache. The KidZ quickly, and slightly … Continue reading Geocaching in the rain but under cover →

A Kuzuko Lodge Safari

Last week's Video Friday post featured a video by Chasing the Rainbow about a Kragga Kamma Game Park photo safari. This week we're sticking to the game theme with another Chasing the Rainbow video, this time of their visit to Kuzuko Lodge.

Sunset from Newton Park

I had to go and drop Drama Princess off at school tonight for the last night of their school concert and this was post sunset looking from Newton Park side across the Baakens Valley towards William Moffet.