Silver waters Hobie Beach

The afternoon sun shimmering on the water at Hobie Beach at high tide

Enjoyable beach scenes

When you are small there isn't much more enjoyable than going to the beach and playing in the sand while growing a bit older the enjoyable beach activity turns into walking hand in hand with the one you love... Sorry, that's the best I could come up with to caption this photograph taken on the beach between Hobie … Continue reading Enjoyable beach scenes →

Summer is knocking

Spring may still be wet behind the ears, but the days are getting longer and warmer and summer is a knocking on the door. This was very clear on Sunday when the temperature sored and the beachfront was packed. People seemed to have dusted off their bathing suites already and, even though the water was still a bit … Continue reading Summer is knocking →

Paving Pattern

The paving patterns at the Boardwalk centre (not the Boardwalk Entertainment Complex where the Casino is situated but on the sea side of Marine Drive) at Hobie Beach.

Hazy afternoon

A hazy late afternoon looking from Polok Beach towards Hobie Beach and Shark Rock Pier

Sunset reflection

Sunset reflecting in the windows of the buildings across the road from Hobie Beach

Coastal info boards

I love theses information boards that you find at touristy spots and lookout points along the South African coastline. Some of them teach you about whales and dolphins while others contain information on early people living there as well as what to find in the intertidal areas. I think there should be more of them … Continue reading Coastal info boards →

Sailing past Bird Rock

A yacht heading back towards the Port Elizabeth Harbour sailing past Bird Rock just off Hobie Beach

SAMREC Penguin Release

A couple of weeks ago I was very fortunate to be at a SAMREC penguin release at Hobie Beach here in Port Elizabeth. The South African Rehabilitation and Education Centre (SAMREC) is based at Cape Recife and their main aim is to save and rehabilitate the endangered African Penguins which are found on the islands in Algoa Bay. Once the … Continue reading SAMREC Penguin Release →

Rough seas

Last Wednesday I popped down to the beachfront at lunch time to see if I can get a couple of nice pics for this here blog. There was a howling easterly wind and a very high tide which meant that the sea was very rough. The waves were just about washing over the whole Hobie … Continue reading Rough seas →