Jewish Pioneer Memorial Museum

Richmond Hill is on the rise. Literally and figuratively. The area is developing into a restaurant hub where the who's who of Port Elizabeth hang out. But its not just restaurants that you will find in the area. The Jewish Pioneer Memorial Museum can be found in Raleigh Street and is housed in the original … Continue reading Jewish Pioneer Memorial Museum →

Bad Attitude

Next to the South African Air Force Museum building the museum also has a active workshop in one of the big aircraft hangers. Some of the planes in the hanger belong to the museum while others belong to aircraft enthusiast and is in for maintenance and repairs. I recognised one of the planes in the … Continue reading Bad Attitude →

Gun turret

One of the new additions at the South African Air Force Museum in Port Elizabeth is a gun turret that was constructed for visitors, probably mostly the kids, to try out. They are also busy putting a flight simulator into the Mirage that is on display. Once that is up and running it should be quite … Continue reading Gun turret →

SAAF Museum Impala

One of Port Elizabeth's most under rated museums must be the South African Air Force Museum behind the Port Elizabeth Airport. Its a little off the beaten track and to get to it one has to follow Forest Hill Drive around the airport perimeter which means not nearly as many people get there are it … Continue reading SAAF Museum Impala →

Museum parking

The South End Museum has struggled with parking space at the museum since they opened. They recently secured funding to have a parking area developed on the corner between the museum and the busy Beach Road / Walmer Boulevard intersection. The centre piece of the parking area is a granite "soccer ball" which was one … Continue reading Museum parking →

Despatch Museum

One of the things that Despatch is well known for is the amount of top sports personalities that have originated from the town. Despatch is synonymous with names such as Danie Gerber, Adri Geldenhuys, Rudi Koertzen and Charl Matthys to name only a few. Its for this reason that a big part of the Despatch Museum … Continue reading Despatch Museum →

Subantarctic Fur Seal

A week or so ago I posted a pic of one of the Cape Fur Seals at Bayworld. Sharing their enclosure with them is this Subantarctic Fur Seal.

Seal

One of the Cape Fur Seals at the Bayworld Oceanarium grooming himself. Bayworld has a small colony of Cape Fur and Sub antarctic Fur Seals. The seals make up an important part of Bayworld's educational display every day with Kelpie the seal being one of the facilities' stars.

Ox wagon

The Cuyler Manor Museum just outside Uitenhage is housed in the original homestead built for General Jacob Glen Cuyler. Cuyler was Landdrost of Uitenhage from 1806 to 1827. This Cape Dutch style house has been restored and furnished in the style of its day and along with the surrounding grounds and buildings act as a … Continue reading Ox wagon →

Jack’s Trolley

Visitors to the Old Railway Museum in Uitenhage will find an old yellow railway trolley hooked to the rolling stock at the museum. The trolley belonged to James "Jumper" Wide who was a signalman at the Uitenhage Station when the line to Port Elizabeth was established in the late 1800's. Jumper lost both his legs … Continue reading Jack’s Trolley →