St Philips Church and Street

The St Philips Anglican Church in St Philips Street, Richmond Hill use to feature quite often on PE Daily Photo after Sue and Max started it as they stay just up the road from it. I don't get to Richmond Hill that often but had to stop at the church to *cough* look for a … Continue reading St Philips Church and Street →

South Boulevard Cafe

I met a friend and colleague for coffee at South Boulevard Café at the South End Museum the other day. The museum is situated at the intersection of Beach Road, Walmer Boulevard and the Settlers Freeway. The coffee shop has seating both inside and out on their first floor verandah which gives one a view of the intersection and … Continue reading South Boulevard Cafe →

Wild Coast coastline

One of the trademarks of the coastline along the Wild Coast is rolling grassy hills that suddenly turn into vertical cliffs falling away to the ocean below.

Silver seas

Whenever there is a big cold front approaching the fishing boats fishing off Algoa Bay sails into the bay to seek shelter against the storm. They normally anchor just offshore and wait out the storm before heading back out to continue fishing.

Playing marbles

So apparently marbles is the in thing again at the KidZ' school. Sheez, I remember how we played marbles when I was still in primary school. Amazing how fads like this come and go. Yesterday while attending the International Geocaching Day event at The Island the KidZ got bored with the rest of us and … Continue reading Playing marbles →

Celebrating International Geocaching Day at The Island

Today is International Geocaching Day and I joined my fellow Geocachers in celebrating it with an event at The Island Nature Reserve near Seaview. The Island is the perfect spot for a picnic or braai with a safe environment, lots of shade and lush grass. We took up the lapa area while there was a … Continue reading Celebrating International Geocaching Day at The Island →

Winter in and around Port Elizabeth is hot

I was looking for something to post for this week's Video Friday and found this "Winter in Nelson Mandela Bay is Hot" clip which Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism did a couple of years ago. Seeing that today was one of those perfect winter days we get in PE I decided that the clip is nogal … Continue reading Winter in and around Port Elizabeth is hot →

Framed fishing boat

Last Sunday there was a cold wind blowing and it really wasn't beach weather. Saturday afternoon already the Damselfly said that she wanted to go for a walk on the beach Sunday so come the day she wasn't going to allow the weather to put her off. The walk was very short though but I … Continue reading Framed fishing boat →

River mouth bird watching

The Swartkops Estuary is one of the best bird watching spots around Port Elizabeth. Making a quick stop at the river mouth a week or so ago I noticed that you can watch birds right up to the river mouth.

Grey Institute at night

When was the last time you've passed by the Donkin Reserve after dark. Well I did last week and snapped this pic of the Grey Institute. For those who don't know the history of the building, here it is. In the mid 1800's there was a boom happening in Port Elizabeth. It was during this time … Continue reading Grey Institute at night →