Towards the end of 2012 the city's Integrated Public Transport Service was finally ready to go operational and started running on the first routes to be implemented. I got to go on one of Port Elizabeth's ITPS buses for the first time this week and just couldn't help snapping a pic of the inside of the bus. Wouldn't have tried it during peak hour with a full bus though. Now if only the area I live in would be included on a…
Regular followers of my blogs would know by now that one of my strange travel quirks is historic cemeteries. On a recent visit to Oudtshoorn in the Klein Karoo I decided to revisit the Kerk Street Cemetery in the town for a closer look. The graveyard is an old one with most graves having disappeared over the years. In some cases there are headstone that look like they stand in the middle of nowhere and in other places you can see a grave mound…
A Geocaching outing took me to yet another new spot in Port Elizabeth the other day. Humble Ways Retreat is situated at the end of St Clair's Way on Lovemore Heights and owned by the Stucken family. There were three caches hidden on the property so I took Chaos Boy on a nice leisurely stroll enjoying the views of the natural surrounds. Although it was cloudy the views are still stunning, the one in the picture looking south across Lovemore…
The artEC (EPSAC) Gallery in Central recently opened an art shop selling local art and craft. Over the last couple of years the gallery has really seen a turnaround with new exhibitions happening just about every few weeks as well as workshops and other activities geared towards the local art community. The new art shop just adds to their offering and I'm sure I heard a little birdie tell me that there could be a coffee shop opening there at some stage…
I haven't done a Random ... post for ages and these two church towers have cropped up, ideal for a Random Church Towers post. Roberston Dutch Reformed Church tower Montagu Dutch Reformed Church tower
Yesterday (Monday 8 April 2013) was a big day in the history of the Port Elizabeth Harbour. Big being the operative word. It was the day the the largest ocean liner ever built visited the city. And one big ass ship she is. The Queen Mary 2 entered the harbour at just after 7am for the day with passengers going on excursions around the city and out to Addo Elephant National Park and other nearby game reserves. I was fortunate that working in the…
The South African Airforce Museum truly is one of Port Elizabeth's most under rated museums. Its so much more than just another museum. In addition to their fantastic collection of planes and other memorabilia, they have also started to introduce more interactive components to their displays. One is a gun torrent which kids just love to try out.
In the suburb or Humewood is a park called John Shelton Park with a stone pillar with marble plaque on it and everything. Problem is that the plaque only says "John Shelton Park" and doesn't say who John Shelton was. I'm curious but haven't found anything on the internet yet. The search continues.Edited on 08/04/2013 - And Grant Slater comes to the rescue - "John Shelton, Director of Parks for Port Elizabeth, who had earlier helped with the planning and…
Bird Rock is a well known landmark between Hobie Beach and Pollok Beach, named so because there are always gulls and cormorants sitting on it. The paved road and parking area is called lovers lane. No need to explain that really.
The surf spot at Kings Beach next to the harbour wall is called fence. Apparently years ago when there wasn't as much sand against the wall the place used to cook as a surf spot. Today its but a shadow of its former self. So where does the name come from? There was a big fence that ran along the harbour wall to stop the fishermen getting up onto the wall from the beach to go fishing. The fence was about 200…