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Ironkids

This is a big weekend for Port Elizabeth.... the Ironman SA contest is being held here, and the beachfront is all decked out for the occasion. It could not have been a more perfect day for the first stage, which was the corporate and Ironkids events. Here is Duncan, who we met walking along the promenade, proudly wearing his well earned medal. Tonight the beachfront was buzzing with people and activity, and a brilliant sunset greeted our visitors. Tomorrow is…

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12/04/2008
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Old Cape Road, 5-ways

From the 1820s, this used to be the road that led from the little settlement on the hill, to Cape Town . As the town grew, and the freeway system developed to bypass town on the way to Capetown, it remained as one of the main arterial routes. This is the intersection that leads across Cape Road, down Target Kloof and into Walmer, which used to be a seperate village, but is now a suburb of PE. It is known…

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11/04/2008
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Got any Questions about Port Elizabeth?

There is a great interactive website called MyPE, on which you can find pretty much anything you need to find, pertaining to Port Elizabeth. They have a lively forum, and a great new feature has been added, called ASK A LOCAL. It falls into 3 categories, business, tourism and general.If you have anything you want to know about Port Elizabeth, you can find the forum index Here.The plan was to leave the threads open for unregistered users, so that you…

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10/04/2008
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Enjoying the last of Summer, and the last few days of school holidays!

The beachfront is a favourite spot for kids to unwind in the school holidays.... make the most of it guys, the cold weather is definitely on its way and so is school!One of the fun things about doing this photo blog is the way people react when they see you with a camera, these guys insisted on posing, even though none of them have access to the internet, so they are unlikely to ever see the photos!

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10/04/2008
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Chimneys 1

There are so many different styles of chimneys around here, and in our recent walks we have tried to capture a selection for you..... this one is on an old age home in Richmond Hill, built around 1905, and as you can see, the moon added extra interest!

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09/04/2008
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Men at Work

The other morning there was a sudden racket outside our front windows, and investigation revealed that the edge of the park was being dug up. Later on, I saw the orange pipes being dragged along, which confirmed my theory.... this is our turn in part of a huge operation to lay an entire new network of telephone lines throughout the country, for Neotel. Our telephone system was always government owned, but in 1991 it was partly privatised (the state still…

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08/04/2008
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The Blue Orange

Confusing name for a restaurant, especially as there is a furniture shop called the Orange Apple nearby!! What does make this a great place to eat, apart from the good food and service, is the outdoor area set in a real jungle of a garden. The ambince is lovely, and if it is a tad windy (as PE is known to be) there are lots of seats indoors too.

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07/04/2008
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big tree

In our recent wanderings around St George's Park (running the gauntlet of would be muggers, with pepper spray firmly in one hand and cameras in the other!!!) next to the Conservatory we walked under an amazing tree. It is a Ficus, but whether it is an actual rubber tree or just a close relative, I am not sure. What I do know is that it was HUGE! Even with several photos stitched together it is impossible to convey the span…

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06/04/2008
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lamp posts and music!

Here is another in our series of different lamp posts around town. These are relatively modern, found at the Boardwalk Casino complex at the beachfront. They can be found right around the centre lake, and are adorned with hanging baskets of climbing geraniums, which flower for most of the year. In the background is the studio of our regional radio station, Algoa FM. I doubt that there can be many radio stations with their studios in such picturesque settings!

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05/04/2008
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Feel Like A Kid Again!

Does a scene like this take you back to your childhood too? It is school holidays at the moment and many parents are at their wits end trying to keep the kids entertained. This carousel is at the Boardwalk Complex on the beachfront. We went there with our grandson yesterday, the little guy loved the jets!

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03/04/2008