The Port Elizabeth Museum, which forms part of the Bayworld complex, has a very unique exhibit hanging in the Marine Hall. It's the skeleton of the last Southern Right Whale to be harpooned in Algoa Bay. Its the focus piece of a exhibit that covers whales and sharks along with everything associated with them.
Tag: Eastern Cape
Going nowhere slowly
Just west of Patensie, travellers through the Gamtoos Valley will find the Padlangs farm stall. It's a favourite with both visitors and the locals and I really have to do a post on it one day, but that day is not today. Outside the farm stall visitors would find the remnants of transport methods used … Continue reading Going nowhere slowly
Fisherman on the Wildside
Unlike my brother who has provincial colours for fresh water fishing, I'm not a fisherman. I don't have the patience for it. I would much rather go for a walk with my camera and find something interesting to photograph. Perhaps its the same thing, just different. Its the same with Geocaching. I can spend hours … Continue reading Fisherman on the Wildside
Port Elizabeth Harbour sunset
Since the Jester started with cruises of Algoa Bay in 2012 it has become one of the most popular attractions (or should I say activities?) in Port Elizabeth. Locals, visitors and corporates alike all love cruising along the beachfront doesn't matter if its a short leisure cruise, their popular braai cruise or a charter for … Continue reading Port Elizabeth Harbour sunset
Foggy hills
We are slap bang in the middle of a warm hot sweltering summer spell. Days are hot and the crows are yawning, every bit of shade gets used by big and small and people, specially the farmers, are keeping their eyes skyward in the hope of a shower to cool things down a bit. When the … Continue reading Foggy hills
The biggest South African flag
Over the last few years Port Elizabeth has had a couple of new landmarks go up that has very much become part of the city's landscape. The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, the Boardwalk Hotel, the wind farm turbines and the great flag on the Donkin Reserve. The great flag forms part of Route 67 and … Continue reading The biggest South African flag
Gamtoos Valley mountain silhouettes
Just after sunset the mountains of the Baviaanskloof west of Patensie turn into silhouettes against the colour changing sky. Shortly after they turn transparent in the fading light before disappearing into the night.
Red sky sunset in the Karoo
Aaaahhhh, a sunset. But not just any sunset. A Karoo sunset. A proper African sunset.
You can’t help but smile when you watch a penguin
One of the things that Libby Sharwood at the South African Marine Rehabilitation and Education Centre (SAMREC) in Port Elizabeth always say is, "You can help but to smile when you watch a penguin." The African Penguin is highly endangered with only just over 20 000 breeding pairs left in the world, most of these … Continue reading You can’t help but smile when you watch a penguin
Saluting Madiba
For years now people have wondered what will happen if Nelson Mandela had to die. Many hoped that they would never have to see the day and that Madiba will live forever. But he was just a man after all. Not an ordinary man though. A very special man. Many white (sic) people saw him as a … Continue reading Saluting Madiba
Firefly the Travel Guy 