Perdemonument

Port Elizabeth is die tuiste van een van net twee monumente in die wêreld wat spesifiek opgesit is vir perde. Derduisende perde is na die Kaapkolonie gebring vir die Britse troepe wat in die Anglo Boereoorlog tussen 1899 en 1902 teen die Boeremagte geveg het. Die meeste van hierdie perde is deur Algoabaai ingebring en geskiedenis wys dat meer as 300,000 perde … Continue reading Perdemonument →

Donkin Mosaic

The 470 square meter mosaic next to the pyramid on the Donkin Reserve is one of the art pieces that has been installed in the area as part of the Route 67 development. The mosaic celebrates the many cultures, heritages, diverse histories and abundant fauna and flora that characterises the city and province. The mosaic … Continue reading Donkin Mosaic →

Nelson Mandelabaai Stadion

Die Nelson Mandelabaai Stadion in Port Elizabeth was een van die stadions wat voor die 2010 FIFA Wêreldbeker gebou is. Die 44 000 sitplek stadion het R1,1 miljard gekos (omtrent $150 miljoen) om te bou en is die eerste wêreldklas stadion in die Ooskaap. Die stadion is langs die Noordeindemeer geleë en het gou een … Continue reading Nelson Mandelabaai Stadion →

Late afternoon at the beach

Late afternoon looking back towards Hobie Beach from Pollok Beach in Port Elizabeth

Sea monsters off Port Elizabeth

Is there such a thing as sea monsters? Huge tentacled beasts dragging ships in under the waves, long necked dinosaur like animals who survived millions of years in the deep or scaly monsters with huge teeth so terrifying that Great White Sharks flee in fear? A morning's hiking around the Cape Recife Nature Reserve in Port Elizabeth nearly had me thinking … Continue reading Sea monsters off Port Elizabeth →

Up the dune

The sand dunes at Colchester outside Port Elizabeth are the western reaches of the Alexandria dune field, the largest coastal dune field in the Southern Hemisphere. Although it is there for anybody to see, the only way to really get to them is by boat as you have to cross the Sundays River to get … Continue reading Up the dune →

Penguins under pressure

Last week I saw a stunning yet very sad picture by Luc Hosten on Facebook. Two days later I was down at Cape Recife in Port Elizabeth and came across the scene photographed by Luc. The penguin wasn't in the same position anymore and I didn't want to try and recreate the exact scene anyway, so decided on something similar … Continue reading Penguins under pressure →

Tackeling the city on the Urban Run

Road running isn't for everybody. Pounding away at the road for kilometer after kilometer bores me a little bit, but I do like to participate in races with a difference. The Urban Run around Port Elizabeth's city centre area surely is one of those. Urban Run is a 10,5 kilometer urban obstacle coarse which 1. … Continue reading Tackeling the city on the Urban Run →

Police cell graffiti

Yesterday (12 September 2012) was the 35th anniversary of Steve Biko's death and I got to join a group visiting the cell Biko was held in at the Walmer Police Station in Port Elizabeth shortly before his death. This post isn't about the Biko story though but rather something a little bit more light hearted. … Continue reading Police cell graffiti →

St Peter’s Ruin windows

South End in Port Elizabeth is similar to District 6 in Cape Town where the original inhabitants where removed because of the Group Area's Act of the 1960's. St Peter's Anglican Church was built in 1877 and the school next to it was the first church school in South End to produce pupils to standard six (grade … Continue reading St Peter’s Ruin windows →