About a year ago I joined a fitness class that I thought was a boot camp class. I was so wrong. It wasn't a hardcore boot camp class but rather an easy going fitness class. Our instructor and personal trainer, Salif Atakora, puts us through a serious of stretches and exercises every week which has helped to get my life and fitness back on track. The best part is that even though we work hard, it doesn't feel like we're doing…
I have a special affiliation with Table Mountain. If I haven't been to Cape Town for a while I miss it like you miss a loved one. When I do visit the Mother City I can't take my eyes off her... it... erm... the mountain. One would swear I'm having an affair with her. So what if I do? Anyhow, I usually try and visit Table Mountain every time I'm in town, even if its only for a trip to Signal Hill. …
I went for a quick walk during lunch time the other day and couldn't resist taking a picture of the pink flowers near Something Good on the beachfront.
One of the natural landmarks along the Port Elizabeth beachfront is Bird Rock between Hobie Beach and Pollok Beach. The rock is always surrounded by water making it an island of sort and got it's name from the fact that there are always a number of birds sitting on it. Bird Rock is also home to one of the city's terrain 5 Geocaches. One I need to go and replace as it seems to have washed off after rough seas…
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1leO6N2YJs&w=500&h=400]The older Port Elizabeth residence all remember the 1968 flood, something that gets brought up quite often when big rains come around. I was born nearly a decade later but have seen many pictures of it over the years. I discovered this video on YouTube with a number of video clips of that fateful day on 1 September 1968 and just had to share it.
I snapped this pic of one of the boys at Chaos Boy's birthday party as he walked out of one of the mines at Sleepy Hollow where the party took place. I just liked the shot for some reason.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8WHKRzkCOY&w=500&h=400]We live in such a rush every day that most of us tend to forget what a beautiful world is out there. Add to that all the bad news around and I think it becomes a case of people spending more time indoors "hiding out" than getting out there and experiencing nature. Earth Day was celebrated on 22 April and I spotted this video on an Earth Day blog post on the Getaway blog. How can I not use it in…
Port Elizabeth has some wonderful nature reserves where a photographer can loose himself in...
I was in Cape Town a week or so ago when the Queen Mary 2 visited the Port Elizabeth Harbour. Man, I would have loved to see her and to take a picture to share with you. Cue Gerhard Burger. Gerhard dropped me a mail last night to say that he always enjoy the pictures on PE Daily Photo and to show me this one he took of the Queen Mary from Fort Frederick. I am posting it for your pleasure with…
A quick three day visit to Cape Town for World Travel Market Africa had me slip out the exhibition at lunch time on day 1 to head down to the V&A Waterfront for a quick lunch. Well, probably more sightseeing that lunch (as if I've never been there but I am the eternal tourist). I ended up at the #LoveCapeTown selfie frame enjoying the view and before I knew it I was taking pictures for a German couple wanting to have a…