Its Christmas Eve and all the children are excited, for Father Christmas comes tonight. But when will he come and where is he now? Check out Google's Santa Tracker, the best way to keep tabs on the big guy. I caught him in the Christmas Shop here in Port Elizabeth before his journey started.
Free parking. Ideal for summer transport. Spotted at the entrance to the Beach Hotel. I don't know how many people take their bicycles to the hotel but I do find the sign very quirky.
The Transnet Humerail Diesel Depot is situated between Humerail and Humewood in the same valley that the narrow gauge line going west runs. It is here that a couple of dedicated people are painfully trying to restore the Apple Express with the hope that Transnet will repair the line and allow this iconic train to run again. The view in picture is just off Driftsands Road after a short walk along a path. Something I discovered while out looking for,…
All over shopping centres all around the city pictures are being taken of kids sitting on Father Christmas' lap whispering in his ear what they would like him to bring for them this Christmas. I popped in at the Christmas Shop at Moffat-on-Main the other day and watched photographer Leon Hugo take such pictures. The difference from a lot of other places is that the funds generated here go to charity. Drama Princess took a gap between photos to slip…
The sleepy village of Wolwefontein lies on the road between Port Elizabeth and Graaff-Reinet and only exists because the railway line runs through it. Over the last few decades a lot of railway stations have closed down due to the decline of the railway system in South Africa but it seems that Wolwefontein is holding on for dear life. I pulled over onto its dusty streets for a quick look on the way to Graaff-Reinet the other day and discovered…
The Grootendorst family living at the top of Melsetter Road in Lovemore Heights has gone all out this year to make the outside of their house a Christmas lights wonderland. They made a big occasion of switching it on a couple of weeks ago with the Eastern Cape Youth Choir singing, Father Christmas visiting and party packs given to all the kids. Literally hundreds of people came that night and has since stopped outside over weekends to show their kids. The…
At the beginning of the year I took a swim out to Bird Rock on the beachfront with fellow Geocachers Erenei and Seekoei NMB with the idea of possibly placing a Geocache on the rock. Cachers like challenges and this would be a great challenge. Since placing it a couple of cachers have found it but after a rough winter I thought it was time to check up on it and do some maintenance if necessary. I was joined on…
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/a_iY6AeMtyA&source=udsAlan Fogarty of Alan Tours offers a Big 7 tour that starts off with a whale watching excursion with Raggy Charters before heading to Addo to find the rest of the Big 5. Whales visit our shores mostly between April and November with Southern Right and Humpback whales being the big boys to look out for. I picked up this whale watching video on YouTube taken on one of Alan's tours.
A typical Soweto landscape with the Orlando Towers in the background and a couple of minibus taxi's thrown in for good measure, photographed from the Hector Pieterson Memorial.
Going to the beach in Port Elizabeth usually means heading to Kings Beach, Humewood, Hobie Beach or Sardinia Bay. There are many little beaches and corners in between like Denville Beach next to McArthur Pools. Denville is a popular spot for beginner surfers but not that frequently used by bathers as the surrounding beaches. Denville and Humewood Beach is separated by rocks and I photographed these pebbles on the beach as we were heading towards those rocks on a day of beach exploration.