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Ancient earthquake fault lines in Port Elizabeth

Have you ever wondered why the road at the bottom of Valley Road is always wet?  Why there is water running over the road even if it hasn't been raining.  Well, here is the answer why.Port Elizabeth isn't really know for it's earth quakes, but that doesn't mean that it's never happened.There are three ancient fault lines in Port Elizabeth where some slight movements can still occur. One of them, the Moregrove Fault, runs along the Port Elizabeth beachfront from…

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03/09/2015
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Hart Cottage at Glen Avon Farm

I told you a little bit of the history of Glen Avon Farm and the historic Glen Avon Watermill outside Somerset East in my previous post.  Glen Avon has a number of other old buildings on the property with the oldest being Hart Cottage.  Built around 1817, Hart Cottage is the only remaining of three of the original cottages built on the farm.  It's was painstakingly renovated and is being used as self catering accommodation for visitors to the farm.  In the background on…

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03/09/2015
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The Jazzy, Boozy, Cheezy Affaire is coming

This morning I got to attend the media launch of the upcoming Jazzy, Boozy, Cheezy Affaire that will be taking place on 26 and 27 September at Africanos Country Estate in Addo.  Anybody who is into wine, cheese, food, jazz, chocolates, flowers or perfume would really enjoy the event as all of that and more will be represented over the weekend.A “sensory spring sensation” will provide a fine feast for all five senses of lovers of laid-back jazz, full-bodied wine…

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02/09/2015
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The historic Glen Avon Watermill

A week or two three ago I got to spend an evening on the historic Glen Avon Farm at the foot of the Bosberg Mountains outside Somerset East.  A stay at Glen Avon consist of true farm hospitality like you can only get in the Karoo and the B&B's surroundings is just what you need to get away from the city and take in farm life.  The highlight of my stay though, which was way too short, was a visit to the historic Glen…

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01/09/2015
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A grey Spring Day

It is the first of September and thus Spring Day.  As is the case more often than not, Spring hasn't quite sprung and was welcomed with a shower... or two, three... Let's just say it's a bit wet out there.  But rain means PE is getting a proper wash and is looking clean and green.  Don't worry though, it's downhill towards proper Spring and then Summer from here.  Happy Spring Day.

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01/09/2015
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Egyptian Geese family at Lovemore Lake

Where ever there is a dam, lake or other piece of water you are sure to find a family of Egyptian Geese.  Last weekend during our CITO clean up at Lovemore Lake in Mount Pleasant the resident Egyptian Geese couple came to show us their babies, swimming past quite close.With 9 chicks the lake must be a great place to raise so many babies

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31/08/2015
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Lovemore Lake CITO

In the Geocaching world the word CITO stands for Cache In, Trash Out.  A CITO is a Geocaching event where cachers get together to clean up an identified spot at or near a Geocache location.  Last Saturday the PE cachers got together to clean up the area around Lovemore Lake in Mount Pleasant.  This is such a beautiful spot and it's hard to believe that people would mess up such a place.  Luckily it wasn't too dirty but still, it makes…

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29/08/2015
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The Crags Sunset

There is nothing like a beautiful sunset to end off a perfect day.  Sunset over the distant mountains during our recent weekend in The Crags near Plettenberg Bay

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29/08/2015
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The 7 Wonders of our World

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbOCIQPDZt8&w=500&h=400]I am currently at the Getaway Show in Johannesburg working off the Kouga Baviaans Surf and Safari stand.  The stand across from us belongs to the Sarah Baartman District Municipality (formerly the Cacadu District Municipality) promoting they "7 Wonders of our World".  The Sarah Baartman DM is located on the western side of the Eastern Cape and surrounds the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality which includes Port Elizabeth.  The 7 Wonders they are promoting are the 7 areas that make up…

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28/08/2015