After a busy holiday season, life in Port Elizabeth has returned to normal. I popped out to the beach during lunchtime one day this week and just enjoyed the wonderful beach we have between Hobie and Pollok, sharing it with only one or two others.
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Danger Point not looking too dangerous
The Danger Point and the Danger Point Lighthouse near Gansbaai in the Overberg has a descriptive name very apt to how dangerous the coast here can really be. It doesn't looks as dangerous though when you photograph it with little pink wildflowers in the foreground.
Animals in the Sardinia Bay Conservancy – Chasing the Rainbow
Chasing the Rainbow is a fellow travel blog based here in Port Elizabeth. The blog is done by Sarah and Ralph Dirsuwei and covers mostly family travel which means that they involve their three sons Jacob, Luke and Cian. The family lives in the Sardinia Bay area within the Sardinia Bay Conservancy. For the last few months Jacob has … Continue reading Animals in the Sardinia Bay Conservancy – Chasing the Rainbow
City farm
Would you guess that this picture was taken in the middle of Port Elizabeth? It is the area of small holdings between Charlo, Lovemore Heights and Lorraine. Literally a farm in the middle of the city. The pic was snapped from The Pink Fig coffee shop on Heatherbank Road.
Scaredy-cat
After climbing the Danger Point Lighthouse outside Gansbaai in the Overberg in December, Drama Princess and I headed down the path towards the rocks to find a Geocache hidden nearby. As we hit the trail down we encountered this sign. Damn, those must be big spiders if there is a warning sign including them along … Continue reading Scaredy-cat
Celebrating 3000 posts
I often hear and see comments that there is nothing to see or do in and around Port Elizabeth. If that was true, would Port Elizabeth Daily Photo be passing post # 3000 today? Yes, you read correctly. Today is PEDP's 3000th daily post.Port Elizabeth Daily Photo was started on 7 November 2007 by Sue … Continue reading Celebrating 3000 posts
Discovering Danger Point Lighthouse
South Africa has some famous lighthouses. Cape Point, Green Point, Agulhas, Great Fish and Umhlanga just to name a few. There are close to 50 lighthouse along the South African coast though and some often receive very little publicity because they are very much off the beaten track or just don't get visited as often … Continue reading Discovering Danger Point Lighthouse
Shark warning flag out at Hobie Beach
I could not believe my eyes at about lunch time today when I spotted a post of Facebook about a shark warning flag flying at Hobie Beach. I just had to go and look for myself. Jip, there it was. Fluttering on the breeze on this warm and muggy Tuesday afternoon. I snapped a pic … Continue reading Shark warning flag out at Hobie Beach
Port Elizabeth Beachfront Sunrise
This morning when I got to work I got a message from a friend who took his mountain bike out for a change again. He wanted to show off the pic he took with his phone on the beachfront at sunrise this morning and I just had to share it with you. Perhaps I need … Continue reading Port Elizabeth Beachfront Sunrise
Baby Club goes to high school
All you saw on social media, especially Facebook, on Wednesday was back to school photos. Kids off to pre-school, grade 1, grade 8 and everything in between for the first time. The Damselfly posted a back to school pic but I never did. So today it is my turn with a back to school post … Continue reading Baby Club goes to high school
Firefly the Travel Guy 