A late Saturday afternoon walk along the beachfront and the water looked very inviting. Unfortunately we were on our way to friends for dinner and I didn't have my costume on. I did have my camera though.
Port Elizabeth is slowly becoming a more and more popular stopover spot for cruise ships. Today the city was extremely fortunate to have the Queen Elizabeth visit for the day. The Queen Elizabeth is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by the Cunard Line. She is the second largest ship constructed for Conurd, exceeded only by its sister ship Queen Mary 2. The ship was launched in January 2010 and had her maiden voyage in October of that year. Although you could…
What is the difference between a maze and a labyrinth. Although the two terms are basically synonymous, there is a difference. In this case a maze refers to a complex branching multicursal puzzle with choices of path and direction, while a unicursal labyrinth has only a single path to the center. A labyrinth in this sense has an unambiguous route to the center and back and is not difficult to navigate.The difference between the two meant the KidZ learned something during our…
For just about the last week the residents of Cape St Francis and St Francis Bay along with numerous fire fighters, helicopter pilots, volunteers and more have been fighting a huge fire that threatened their homes, properties, lives and livelihoods. This wasn't just another little bush fire but one that seriously could be referred to as a monster. There are a lot of videos and photos out there on Facebook showing how the fire has been fought on all sides.…
I was at the Westbourne Oval this morning for Drama Princess' school's athletics but couldn't help but to snap a pic of St Cuthberts Anglican Church's steeple down the road before heading inside.
The Port Elizabeth beachfront isn't just utilised by bathers and swimmers. Port Elizabeth and Algoa Bay isn't called the Watersports Capital of Africa for nothing. To ensure everybody's safety the main beachfront, or Southern Beaches, have been divided into Beach Aquatic Safety Zones allowing for specific areas for bathers, paddlers, motorised water craft, surfers, kite surfers, SUP's, snorkeling, surfing, kite surfing and even fishing.
Standing at Pipe on Pollok Beach on a windy day there wasn't many of people (non actually) on the beach. There were a lot of white horses coming ashore though.
A bit of exploring through the Overberg brought us to the Red Windmill farm stall and restaurant outside the town of Napier. Next to the entrance we discovered this pink pig and how can one not want a photo with a pink pig? We opted for a family photo for a change and as I had no tripod had to make do with a backpack on the ground
High tide on the beach between Hobie Beach and Pollok Beach with Bird Rock just offshore. Believe me, Bird Rock looks a lot closer at low tide.
Have you ever looked down a hotel passage while on your way to your room and noticed how symmetrical it is? Well that was my thought exactly while spending a night at the magnificent Boardwalk Hotel recently.