Another view, following on from yesterday's post.
Tag: harbour
Boats and bad service
Fishing boats viewed from the deck at the Oyster Catcher Restaurant at the Port Elizabeth harbour. As far as restaurants go, the Oyster Catcher has a great ambience, which is unfortunately spoilt by poor service. As a customer one does not expect to be kept waiting for an interminable period before being served, then when … Continue reading Boats and bad service
A stroll down the street
I wonder how many City Centres are so laid back that a dad can stroll with his son down the street like this! The houses running down the steep hill, to their right, are the back of the famous Donkin Terrace, which we have featured quite regularly. In front is the harbour breakwater with its … Continue reading A stroll down the street
Move that dump!!!!
If the current online petition to get the Manganese Ore Dump moved is successful, scenes like this will become a thing of the past. This is the loading jetty for the ore, and the large red ship is a bulk ore carrier. Hopefully our harbour area will soon be free of the pall of black … Continue reading Move that dump!!!!
Campanile and tracks
Another of the photos sent to us by Louise Eksteen last week, thanks Louise, its a nice alternative view of a PE icon!
Necessity is the mother of invention….
In response to yesterday's post, we received an e-mail from our recent guest photographer, Louise Eksteen. She wrote "Hi, Sue and Max! I felt so good when I saw your picture of the Donkin tonight – we DO seem to like the same things!" (Last time we saw them, we were the only 4 people … Continue reading Necessity is the mother of invention….
Donkin from the harbour
While we were visiting the beautiful ship Sagres, this unusual view of the Donkin Lighthouse presented itself, seen at sunset through an old metal warehouse structure.
Zooming In….
....on yesterday's view, and the harbour and city centre are magically transformed into an ethereal fairyland by the wonderful early morning light.
height restriction
In a city characterised by short sighted and often environmentally disastrous town planning policies for much of its history, it is almost a surprise to acknowledge one really good decision that was made in our past, and has largely been adhered to. A height restriction was imposed on all buildings at the bottom of the … Continue reading height restriction
Sunrise over the harbour
Sunrise over the harbour this morning, as seen from the Donkin Reserve.
Firefly the Travel Guy 