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“Surprise surprise” at Holiday Inn Express Umhlanga

"How about a weekend in Umhlanga with the Damselfly?" So the email I received from the InterContinental Hotels Group didn't quite say that, but it could just as well have.  A weekend at any of their South African hotels and I got to choose which one.  I could have chosen the luxury Intercontinental Johannesburg Sandton Towers or any of their other hotels in Jozi, Cape Town and Pretoria, but we decided on the Holiday Inn Express in Umhlanga.  Firstly because of the…

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20/06/2016
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Looking down on Bridge Street in the Baakens Valley

A climb up the side of the Lower Baakens Valley to find a Geocache last week gave me a bird's eye view (or was it a Geocacher's eye view) of the Lower Baakens Valley below me.  The is the view looking west with the Bridge Street building (where Bridge Street Brewery and Boomtown is located) right in the middle of the picture.  Upper Valley Road toWalmer leads off to the left and the road up the hill in the middle…

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20/06/2016
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Doggy walk for Animal Welfare

Yesterday (Saturday) morning we took the sausages for a walk on the beach along with probably a hundred or so other pooches as part of a fundraiser for Animal Welfare.  The weather was perfect and the dogs and their human servants had a great time out.  So interesting watching everybody with the dogs of different shapes and sizes.   

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19/06/2016
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Early morning view down the lower Baakens Valley

Friday morning I made an early morning stop in the lower Baakens Valley before work to find a newly published Geocache.  Turned out the cache was high up the side of the valley which didn't just leave me out of breath when I got up there, but also with a great view down towards the harbour.

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18/06/2016
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Port Elizabeth From Above by Chasing the Rainbow

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBMuJ49YFxs&w=500&h=400]Oh how I would love to have a drone and to be able to shoot Port Elizabeth and the Eastern Cape from the air.  Unfortunately for me I have other financial priorities and just don't have the budget to buy one. Maybe one day when I'm big. One day.  In the meantime I'll just have to enjoy the fantastic aerial footage others like Ralph of Chasing the Rainbow shoots.  Check out this breathtaking video they did featuring some of Port Elizabeth's…

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17/06/2016
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Geocaching Monkey

So this morning I was woken up by my neighbour's contractor starting early on this public holiday, spent a little time in bed with the wife and the daxies, played some Play Station with the KidZ and then we cleaned house, cleansed house and... yes, cleaned house.  Late afternoon I headed out for a little Geocaching with the whole family tagging along for a change.  And a good thing though cause Chaos Boy climbed at least one tree to get…

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16/06/2016
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What is Jukskei?

A couple of months ago on a road trip to Johannesburg I detoured through the town of Kroonstad in the Northern Free State to stretch my legs and... well... you know... find a geocache or two.  One of the caches I was after is located at a holiday resort called Jukskei Park and on arrival I found cars parked everywhere.  The resort plays host to the South African Jukskei Championships every year and I picked the week of the tournament…

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15/06/2016
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Courtyard Hotel pool

Last night Travel Massive Port Elizabeth hosted a networking event at the Courtyard Hotel sponsored by the Courtyard and Town Lodge.  Before the formalities we had drinks outside by the pool and I must say that the hotel must have one of the best pool views around.   The best part is that one would never say that there is a road between the hotel and the ocean.

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15/06/2016
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Then and Now – Baakens River Bridge

We all know the Baakens River flows through Port Elizabeth and that most of the Baakens Valley is protected green open spaces all the way from Sunridge Park, past the 3rd Avenue Dip, through Walmer and Mill Park to Settlres Park.  It really is a pity that the municipality doesn't look after the well being of the river better and that the open spaces aren't utilised as much as the potential it has, but it's still a very special area.…

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14/06/2016
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It’s not just always out and about with me

Some people think I'm always out and about, traveling all over getting to explore, experience, have fun and take photos.  Well, let's just say I put in way more office time driving my desk than being out there.  It just looks the other way around.  Today is such a day and with no photos in stock to post for today you will have to bear with me as I post a picture of my desk.  Right now I'm busy with…

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13/06/2016