A ship enters the Harbour at sunrise

To the right you can see one of the tugs, guiding her in.

And the runner up is……………..

In trying to decide which photo would depict our city for yesterday's theme, we considered many options. In the end the beach won. But this photo was one we also wanted to use, because the Donkin Reserve is the sort of PE icon image, and can be seen on the hill in the background here … Continue reading And the runner up is…………….. →

Yacht Club series # 4

From the sublime to the ridiculous! We were on a 34 foot yacht, which is big enough to travel round the world in (admittedly you would need to have a screw loose in the brain to do it, but still!!) Two kids were having a ball scooting around in TINY little boats which were dwarfed … Continue reading Yacht Club series # 4 →

Arriving….

A ship is brought into the harbour at sunrise, to the right you can see one of the two tugs which shepherd it into its berth.

Blast from the Past

This was taken in March 2006, when PE received a visit from the beautiful Goteborg, a replica of the original East Indiaman “Götheborg", which ran aground at the entrance to Göteborg, Sweden on 12 September 1745. The ship was fully laden with goods such as tea, porcelain, silk and spices, and had almost reached dock … Continue reading Blast from the Past →

Holiday Season at Kings Beach

This is how Kings Beach looked last week, in contrast to the wonderful clear expanse of beach I had practically to myself in this post. We have had some glorious days, and residents and holiday makers alike have made full use of the opportunity, although being more like loners ourselves, we tend to leave them … Continue reading Holiday Season at Kings Beach →

Beachfront Restaurant: Cafe Brazilia

Because of our generally pleasant climate, and the geography of Port Elizabeth which has quite steep hilly areas right next to the beachfront, offering commanding views across the bay, most of our Restaurants and Cafes along there have outside patios as well as indoor seating. There are few things more relaxing than enjoying a meal … Continue reading Beachfront Restaurant: Cafe Brazilia →

Tug and Campanile

One of a pair of tugs bringing a large container ship into the Harbour. (I was on the other one, it was cool!) They are amazing vessels, they look tiny here, dwarfed by the ship, but in fact they are not that small, and their propellors are interesting because they are multi-directional.In the background, you … Continue reading Tug and Campanile →