An Express Holiday In(n) Umhlanga

Everybody knows I like to explore and in South Africa we really have so much to discover. So when an invitation to visit Umhlanga and bring the Damselfly along came from the Holiday Inn Express Umhlanga, I jumped at the chance to see a new place and share it with my wife. With two nights … Continue reading An Express Holiday In(n) Umhlanga →

Relaunching Ginger

If you're looking for fine dining in Port Elizabeth you don't have to really look any further than Ginger Restaurant at the Beach Hotel across the road from Hobie Beach. The Damselfly and I were invited to come and try out their seven course relaunch set menu tonight. The restaurant has just had a complete … Continue reading Relaunching Ginger →

Primary School Musical

Drama Princess and all her fellow pupils (and obviously all the teachers) at Newton Park Primary School have been hard over the last few weeks rehearsing for the schools musical play that gets staged every few years. The production includes each and every child with each class contributing a different scene to the show. This … Continue reading Primary School Musical →

Late early still… is tired

I are tired... tired is I. Probably more like exhausted. Makes it feel even worse when you go home, got to stop at the shop and join a queue of 30 people to buy electricity (yes I know I've got to register to do it from my phone if I can find the time), pick … Continue reading Late early still… is tired →

EP Indoor Cricket trials

Drama Princess started playing Indoor Cricket at the Hunters Retreat Indoor Cricket Arena about two months ago and over the last two Sundays played in the EP junior trials. The SA junior champs take place right here in Port Elizabeth in April next year with teams being selected to represent the province in the u10, u12, … Continue reading EP Indoor Cricket trials →

CON.ECT geek convention

This weekend the 3rd annual CON.ECT geek convention took place at the NMMU Indoor Sports Centre. The expo covers everything geeky from books, games and figurines to craft, technology displays and movie memorabilia. Except for the stalls on display there were various activities taking place over both days with both table top games (board and … Continue reading CON.ECT geek convention →

A Kragga Kamma photo safari with Chasing the Rainbow

I'm still working my way through Chasing the Rainbow's videos featuring Port Elizabeth and the surrounding areas as I find them excellent material for my Video Friday posts and at the same time (hopefully) getting more of my followers to follow them as well. Today's video features Kragga Kamma Game Park and shows how awesome … Continue reading A Kragga Kamma photo safari with Chasing the Rainbow →

Snake interaction at Animals in Wonderland

Over the last couple of days I have done a few posts about the PE Geocaching community's visit to Animals in Wonderland. The main reason for our visit was an event celebrating World Snake Day and that was also the reason Animals in Wonderland was selected as the venue for the event. Juan and Jeru … Continue reading Snake interaction at Animals in Wonderland →

Wallace the pig dog

We have a couple of Daxies at home who think they are people and I have a friend who has a African Grey who barks like a dog and then says "I'm not a dog". But have you ever seen a warthog who thinks he's a dog? Spending an afternoon at Animals in Wonderland I met … Continue reading Wallace the pig dog →

Wild seas at Bird Rock

On my way to work this morning I noticed how the waves were washing over the Port Elizabeth harbour wall. I decided to take a drive down the beachfront before going to the office and stood pulled over on Lovers' Lane across from Bird Rock. The waves were washing right over it. The sea she … Continue reading Wild seas at Bird Rock →