[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTm1BURoJUg&w=500&h=400]July has been wet... and cold. Over the last few weeks we've had a lot of rain in Port Elizabeth and last weekend the Baakens River broke it's banks again in the lower valley as it often does after this kind of rain. Check out the video by the Herald showing the water right up to the buildings on Lower Valley Road.
As one who works in the tourism industry I love seeing planes flying in over the Port Elizabeth beachfront. I don't just see it as a plane going to the Port Elizabeth Airport. I see it as visitors coming to Port Elizabeth to experience this beautiful place and everything it and the surrounding areas have to offer.
I got to slide down the sliding rock at Qunu where Madiba and his friends (as well as many local kids before and after him) played as children. Some of you seem confused so let me explain. On a recent trip up the Wild Coast I stopped at the Nelson Mandela Museum in Qunu and was taken on a tour by one of the guides. Part of the tour takes one about 200 meters away from the museum buildings to a couple…
The Sundays River Ferry recently launched the newest activity to add to the area's diverse mix of things to do. Sand Sledding. Sand sledding is an easier option than sand boarding as you don't have to worry about keeping your balance or falling hard. The experience starts with a cruise down the Sundays River on the ferry before hitting the dunes. The boards are custom made and resembles snow sleds. The instructor shows you exactly what to do and believe me,…
Doesn't this just shout out Wild Coast to you? A winding dirt road, rolling hills dotted with huts and villages and a beautiful rugged coastline second to none. If you have never been there to experience and see this for yourself, then you really must make a plan cause you are missing out.The photo was taken on the road between Coffee Bay and Hole in the Wall. #experienceeastcape
Pollok Beach, empty on a winters morning except for the guy in red way in the background
In Afrikaans there is a saying, "Die môrestond het goud in die mond" which is the same as "The early bird catches the worm." The Afrikaans one has more relevance to this picture.
You know how it can happen that you see something every day without registering that you've actually seen it. A good example is a fading sign outside a building. You don't always realise its faded until somebody points it out to you and you have a proper look. Well, I think the view of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium from the beachfront is one of those. How many people actually notice the stadium beyond the harbour when they are walking along…
Its been a cold and wet week with close to a 100 mm of rain that has already fallen. Friday saw a break in the clouds before the next cold front hits us for what seems to be a wet weekend. On our way home yesterday afternoon the KidZ spotted a full rainbow streaking across the sky and as I drove down our street the one end disappeared behind the houses at the bottom. I grabbed my camera and just…
I am very stoked today after being featured in an article in the Afrikaans newspaper, Die Burger. It's actually the second time I make the paper in two weeks after the article about the launch of Travel Massive Port Elizabet last week. This article is about me though and my blogging along with the fact that The Firefly Photo Files was runner-up in the African Blogger Awards' Photography category. Travel blogging is huge in the Western Cape and Gauteng while…