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Algoa Bay

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/oQP1UVxO2W4&source=udsThis is the one of the most amazing videos you will ever see about Algoa Bay and that is all I'm going to say...   No its not. Here I would like to quote some info from Wikipedia.   Algoa Bay is a wide inlet along the South African east coast, 683 kilometres east of the Cape of Good Hope.  It is bounded in the west by Cape Recife and in the east by Cape Padrone.  The city of Port Elizabeth with its harbor is…

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22/08/2014
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Beachfront boardwalk

Long before the The Boardwalk complex with the hotel, casino and entertainment center was build there used to be a Boardwalk.  The center where Barneys, Blue Waters Café and what used to be called The Red Windmill (sorry, I have no idea what they are called now) are located is also called the Boardwalk.  The reason?  Its located along Port Elizabeth's beautiful beachfront walkway. 

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21/08/2014
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Under the Storms River Bridge

Driving along the N2 through the Tsitsikamma you have to pass over the Storms River Bridge with most visitors stopping at the Petroport for a view of the bridge from the view site or into the gorge from the bridge itself.  To get to the walkway on the southern side of the bridge you have to first go under it giving you this slightly different view of it.

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21/08/2014
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Lady Slipper

Ever wondered what it looks like from the top of Lady?  This is the view from just below the big Telkom tower looking west.  It was slightly cloudy and very windy when I was up there but on a clear day you would be able to see Jeffreys Bay in the distance. 

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20/08/2014
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Cape Recife view

The view of Cape Recife from the parking area lookout on Marine Drive.  The lighthouse is on the point on the right hand side and the building sticking out on the left is the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University administration building.

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19/08/2014
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Pincushion Protea at Van Stadens

The Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum) is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae - part of the Cape Floral Kingdom also known as Fynbos.  They occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes.  In the case of this one, I photographed it in the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve.  They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) with tough and leathery leaves.  The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences, which have large numbers of prominent styles,…

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18/08/2014
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Sun over pier

Shark Rock Pier really is one of those iconic Port Elizabeth landmarks.  What makes it such an interesting photographic subject is the fact that its not just part of the city's beautiful beachfront, but also its changing moods depending what the weather and tides as doing.  In this case mid morning on a calm and sunny winters day.

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17/08/2014
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The Big Tree

For my last post in this week's series on the Tsitsikamma I featuring a thing and not an activity.  The Big Tree is probably one of the best known landmarks in the area and a very popular stop for tourists.  An easy 500 meter boardwalk takes visitors to one of the giants of the forest.  I haven't been to the Big Tree for a couple of years and one of the things I noticed while there was that the signs no…

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15/08/2014
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Tsitsikamma Segway Tour

One of the "soft" adventures one can participate in while visiting the Tsitsikamma area 160km west of Port Elizabeth is a Segway tour into the forest.  The Segway is a two-wheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered electric vehicle and to me the next best thing since sliced bread.  Anybody can do it (read here about my family doing it about a year and a half ago) and it is lots of fun.  This time around I was on an educational trip with a colleague…

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14/08/2014
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Siblings – Chaos Boy and Drama Princess

When I first started blogging I decided to give my family their own blog identities as to not use their real names online.  The mrs became Damselfly and the KidZ was hence forth known as Chaos Boy and Drama Princess.  Over the years these names have became part of them to the extent that they chose to go as that in the world of Geocaching as well.  So many people now know them by those names and always want to know how they got…

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14/08/2014