While scouting spots as stops for Miggie's Amazing Race for this past Saturday I popped into SAMREC. I haven't been for a while and had a quick walk around the centre with Keith, one of the guides. He told me they had a lot of babies in at the moment and I got to peek into the hospital section. They were lying around and for a moment I thought they were really sick until Keith told me they just ate…
Perhaps an easy question for some and slightly more difficult for others. Where in Port Elizabeth would you find this figure of a girl riding a dolphin?
I was out on a recce at lunch time today for this Saturday's Amazing Race I'm organising and ended up looking down the Baakens Valley from the Walmer side. For those who aren't sure where this is, that is Upper Valley Road leading down towards Bridge Street with the harbour giraffes in the background.
Regular follower of PE Daily Photo may have noticed (or at least I hope you noticed) that I have been MIA for two days. I had to "pop" up to Coffee Bay for the quarterly Wild Coast Holiday Association meeting and struggled with my internet connection while there so couldn't post. I'll catch up on all the missed day soon, but for now here is the proof that I got to visit Hole in the Wall for the first time.…
We all know Lady Slipper. When you head west out of Port Elizabeth (or vice versa) on the N2 you drive right past it. But have you ever been on top of the mountain. The easiest way up is by following the road up to the towers from the back of the mountain and this is the view awaiting you from just below the Telkom tower at the top.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnNA3elGqLo&w=500&h=400]The Tsitsikamma truly is a special place. This breathtaking stretch of the Garden Route is where mountains, indigenous forests, deep gorges and lush vegetation skirt the rugged coastline of cliffs and sandy beaches. The area has an abundance of indigenous flora – ancient yellowwood trees and magnificent fynbos plants – as well as birdlife. For the adventurous there are various activities catering for everybody from heart stopping adrenaline filled adventure to relaxed soft adventures. Hope you enjoy this destination video…
Yesterday afternoon I worked a little later than usual and as I left the office the sun was starting to head for the horizon. I stopped across the road from Bayworld and grabbed my camera. Those photos are still there... on my camera, but I did snap one with my phone as well. We've been very fortunate to have a few stunning sunsets the last few days.
One of the things I like about this time of the year is the fact that we have so little wind. Over the last few days we've had some stunning days with striking sunsets, but this morning I swung past the beach before work and got a slightly post sunrise photo. The start of another tough day in the Bay.
Today's post is a public service announcement. After putting it off for way too long, I finally had time to pop over to the SA National Blood Service HQ next to the Provincial Hospital to do my second donation for the year, bringing my total up to 68 donations. It was wonderful to see the donation centre busy for a change and I hope it's a good sign for the future. Blood is a scarce commodity and can't be manufactured…
While deciding what to post tonight I started wondering what the first picture was I posted on PE Daily Photo. I went digging through the archives and arrived back at 15 March 2009 when I took over Port Elizabeth Daily Photo from Sue and Max Hoppe and posted my first photo on this blog. It was one of a sunrise at Hobie Beach. I think it was taken just after the start of Ironman that year but I could be…