We have quiet beaches again

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.

New Year at Kini Bay

New Year's Day is known as the one day in the year when people flock to the beaches in their hundreds thousands millions to wash off the dust from the past year and celebrate the arrival of the new one. A few years ago we discovered that the gully in Kini Bay gets bypassed by … Continue reading New Year at Kini Bay →

Denville Beach in the late afternoon

Looking towards Denville Beach and the McArthur Pool Complex in the late afternoon standing on the little surf wall I posted about a few days ago.

Morning walk

An early morning walk along the beach at Kabeljous. I know it's not PE but hey, close enough.

Beachview coastline

A little detour via Beachview on the way back from Jbay today had me driving along the road from Maitland to Seaview for the first time in ages. Strange how often I used to get out there and how seldom I do these days. Just had to stop and get a picture of the road … Continue reading Beachview coastline →

Flat rocks at Flat Rocks

Flat Rocks is the area between Pollok Beach and Cape REcife where the rocks stretch out to see at low tide. The rocks are very accessible and very popular with fishermen. The younger crowd in PE wouldn't know that the spot where the Flat Rocks parking area is now (across from the Humewood Golf Course … Continue reading Flat rocks at Flat Rocks →

Noordhoek coastal view

A drive through the Cape Recife Nature Reserve brought me to the Patti Beach parking area. This is the view from the beach along the coastline looking towards Noordhoek.

Beach activities – Summer is coming

Spring is here and Summer is a coming so we are slowly starting to see beautiful warm days sneaking in between the colder weather. Taking the dogs for a walk on the beachfront on such a day it was great to see many others making use of the weather. Not a lot of people are … Continue reading Beach activities – Summer is coming →

Port Elizabeth beaches video

I was digging around for a video to post for this week's Video Friday and found this short about Port Elizabeth's beaches on Rooms for Africa dating back to 2010. It will be hard to disagree with anybody saying that we really have magnificent beaches here in PE.

Foggy morning on Kings Beach

It's a misty morning. Waves lapping at the beach. Gulls gathering on the sand before the first dog walker passes and Butch decides to chase them off. Activity in the harbour beyond. Traffic on Beach Road. Morning on Kings Beach.