Two weeks ago during the Port Elizabeth geocachers' Welgelegen Camp getaway I had the privilege to log my 1000th find. The cache was located on a farm dam where we relaxed a bit between all the caches we had to do during the weekend. On our arrival at the dam the cache was spotted immediately where it was floating right in the middle of the dam. If you look carefully at the picture you will notice the little yellow spot in the…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REM0jFXWd30&w=500&h=400]The Sardine Run is one of South Africa's biggest annual natural events and takes place on the KZN coastline and the Wild Coast. Very few people actually know that the sardines gather on the coastline off Port Elizabeth early in the year before they start their journey up the east coast. Expert Tours is a marine tour operator that does tours to go and see the gathering of sardines along with the dolphins, sharks, whales, birds and other predators that follow and feed on…
Have you ever wondered what it looks like standing on the Van Stadens Railway Bridge and looking down from it? Probably not but it's something I did when I took a walk across it a little while back.
I really enjoy visiting small town museums. There is always something interesting to discover in them and no better way to learn more about the history of a place. Graaff-Reinet has a number of very good small museums but if I had to choose only one to go to I would choose Reinet House. The Graaff-Reinet Museum or “Reinet House” is a former Dutch Reformed Church parsonage and was built in 1812. It was the home of three ministers prior to 1822,…
The Port Elizabeth to Avontuur narrow gauge railway line was authorised in 1899 and construction commenced in 1902, reaching the town of Avontuur in the Langkloof late in 1906. The line was built to connect the scenic Langkloof with its fruit growing industry to the port of Port Elizabeth. The official opening of the line was in 1907, with a main line track length of 284km (177 miles) from Port Elizabeth to Avontuur. The 30km branch line from Gamtoos Junction to Patensie was…
I took this photo late afternoon as the sun was setting over the city as seen returning to the harbor after cruising along the beachfront on the Jester.
A little while ago I got to go on an Instawalk around the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and was looking for something a little different than just a straight forward stadium photo. Just holding the camera at an angle did the trick for me. What do you think?
Last weekend we attended a Geocaching weekend at Welgelegen Camp on the Cockscomb road outside Uitenhage. Over the weekend we got to do over 50 new caches and events along with walks in the game area and spending time with good friends. Geocaching heaven. On the way back from the camp there is 20 km dirt road before you hit the tar and host cachers Kitchenboss and Pumtim, with the help of a few others, made sure it wasn't all…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJkPLS5HQy0&w=500&h=400]While looking for a video to post for today I found this video postcard by Hostelworld. Its just over three minutes long and covers beaches, history, game reserves and a couple of general attractions around the city. It's not an expensive and flashy production but really shows off what the city has to offer. Something a lot more people aught to do. Destination marketing should be something every tourism product and establishment in the city should be doing as tourists choose a…