Last week we had some stormy weather pass over Port Elizabeth. Rain, cold and very rough and high seas were the order of the day. I stopped on my way to work one morning and this was the scene looking towards Humewood and Hobie Beaches.
If I had to show this photo to anybody and ask them where the picture was taken, they would probably guess places like the Tsitsikamma, Knysna forest or Hogsback. Although all of these are likely candidates, in all cases they would be wrong. This specific scene is hidden away in a valley near Baviaans Lodge in the Baviaanskloof.
Saturday morning I braved the cold to head down to the beachfront for the weekly Hobie Beach parkrun. To say the air was crisp is an understatement and you could see runners head to their cars quickly to take off their warm tops just before the run started. As always I had my camera with me and I snapped this pic at about 7:30ish. I need to brave the cold mornings more often.
I don't think people living in Port Elizabeth always realize how special Algoa Bay is. African penguins, visiting whale (and sometimes even Orcas), dolphins, sardine run starting off our shores, different shark species, scuba diving, great fishing and so much more. Algoa Bay is home to a couple of species of dolphins and you see pods of Bottlenose Dolphins swimming along our beachfront on just about a daily basis.Driving along Marine Drive from the Boardwalk towards town I spotted a…
Since I started blogging nearly 7 years ago, the post that has received the most attention wasn't some exotic location, epic once in a lifetime animal photo or mind blowing sunset. It was a post about a flowering Kapok Tree. Up to now it has received over a whopping 20 000 page views. I've been wanting to do another post but the problem was that I haven't had another chance of encountering one while it is in flower and having my camera…
On Saturday night we went to a Nedine Blom concert at Sunridge Park Primary School. Drama Princess was invited to a birthday party at the concert and as Nedine Blom is the KidZ' favorite musician, the rest of us wasn't going to miss it either. She does a lot of fun and gospel music for children and the KidZ know all her songs. She allows to interact with the children in the audience and gets them onto the stage in…
I joined a couple of fellow cachers on a Geocaching expedition today. We needed to call in the help of Mr Stretch and even then there were times that he wasn't tall enough. Heck, we didn't even know if we were checking the right tree... Or were we?
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry31qGdUGrQ&w=500&h=400]I was looking for a video to post for today's Video Friday post and found this one of a surfing lesson at Kings Beach on Blake T's YouTube channel. I've never surfed in my life but perhaps it is time for me to try. The lessons look like fun.
I got a mail from regular PEDP reader Gerhard Burger last night asking me if I have seen that there is a new garden service company taking over at the Walmer townhall. Perhaps the lawns and hedges will stay nice and neat now which may lead to the municipality extending the service to other parts of the city.
I wonder how many PE people have ever walked all the way down Kings Beach right up to the harbour wall. I did it a little while ago on a beautiful day and took this picture looking back along the beach from on top of the wall.Right next to the harbour wall is a surf spot called Fence. Why is it called Fence? The answer I got from local surf blog Millers Local.Back before all the sand built up against…