View of the Bay from Callington Street, Richmond Hill, with a container ship catching the last rays of the day.
Tag: Ships
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!!!!
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….
Sagres
Along with many other locals, we visited the beautiful tall ship Sagres at the harbour over the weekend. To see a whole bunch of pix of her, from all angles, go to sue's blog.
A Portuguese Visitor….
Across the bay, seen from Richmond Hill, with the old Milling Building in the foreground. waiting across the bay, before entering the harbour. note the oyster beds in the foreground.We are delighted to have the Portuguese Navy training tall ship Sagres in port this weekend! If you are in Port Elizabeth, you can board her … Continue reading A Portuguese Visitor….
Monthly Theme Day: Sister Cities
Port Elizabeth seems to be part of a large family, and has a few sister cities, including Tainan in Taiwan, and Jacksonville, Florida as well as Palm Desert, California,in USA!The one I have always felt was the closest relation is Gothenberg in Sweden. When Panoramio first started on Google Earth, and there was a small … Continue reading Monthly Theme Day: Sister Cities
one day i’ll grow up….
This tiny yacht is called an Optimist, which is pretty appropriate really. Maybe he is optimistic that one day he will grow up into a big boy's toy like the one behind him, which in turn looks pretty skimpy in contrast to the bulk ore carrier being loaded behind it.
Woo-Hoo, The whales are back
If you are anywhere near the Southern coast of Africa in the next two months, don't forget that the whales are back! If you get a chance, take a drive along the coast and see if you can spot them. We went to Schoenmakerskop this afternoon, and had a wonderful time sitting on a bench, … Continue reading Woo-Hoo, The whales are back
A ship enters the Harbour at sunrise
To the right you can see one of the tugs, guiding her in.
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.
Firefly the Travel Guy 