A couple of young elephant bulls drinking at Gwarrie Dam in the Addo Elephant National Park. Gwarrie is one of the waterholes where you often get to see elephants but unfortunately also one of those spots where a lot of idiots get out there cars for a better look. Luckily I didn't encounter any clowns on this visit, just these two dudes.
There are a couple of restaurants around town that serve really good ribs. The one at the top of my list at the moment is Cubata in Sydenham close to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. It was one of the dinner stops on the #PERocks bloggers trip and I got the opportunity to try out more than just an order of ribs. The kitchen is manned by the owner's two sons and these two guys churn out some really tasty food.3kg's of ribs…
Three of the #PERocks bloggers, Heather Mason of 2Summers, Meruschka Govender of Mzansi Girl and Rachel Lang of Bushbound Girl, having that sinking feeling in the sheep wool on the Hinterveld Mohair Mill Tour. Not something one can do just anywhere.
In November I hosted the #PERocks blogger visit to Port Elizabeth when I was still with Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism and I had the most amazing time with bloggers Rachel Lang (Bushbound Girl), Heather Mason (2Summers), Dianne Tipping-Woods (SA Tourism blog and more), Theresa Lozier (Fine Places) and Meruschka Govender (Mzansi Girl). I just couldn't get enough how how they did things differently from regular media. A lot more informal, a lot more fun and a lot more insightful. Here Heather…
Sunday afternoons is family time and most families choose to relax. Some spend it at home, others on the beach, some go for a Sunday afternoon drive, some go Geocaching (yes, that's us) and so I can go on. This couple spent it fishing from the rocks at Maitland west of Port Elizabeth, .
One more photo of the Pasella shoot in Port Elizabeth for the insert about Geocaching. Here the presenter and I meet up with the KidZ at the East Cape Horse Care Unit for the second cache of the day. This was my third shoot in front of the cameras with Pasella and every time I have thoroughly enjoyed it. Unlike what some people may think, it isn't a quick process though. The insert was probably only about 5 minutes in…
Dodds Farm is part of the Baakens Valley and can be reached from the bottom of 9th Avenue in Walmer. It's a beautiful spot that could perhaps do with a bit of maintenance, bush clearing and grass cutting, but ideal for a picnic and some quiet time. The Baakens River flows right through Dodds Farm and there are several trails in the area, amongst them the Guinea Fowl trail and some trail running and mountain biking tracks.
Late last year we spent an evening at Willows Resort with the in-laws and this was the sunset from in front of chalet. You couldn't ask for better.
Leaving the office the other day I noticed a yellow spider sitting on a plant close to the door. Don't ask me how I spotted him, I just did. Turns out it was a Yellow Flower (or Crab) Spider. They are of the family Misumena and can either be yellow or white depending on the flower they are hunting on. During early summer young males can be quite small and easily overlooked, but females grow up to 10 mm (excluding legs) with males reach 5 mm…
Over the last year I have become absolutely addicted to Geocaching. Maybe that's an understatement. I was addicted from day 1. In December the crew from Pasella, an Afrikaans magazine program on SABC 2, was in town to shoot an insert about Geocaching in Port Elizabeth for the show. Their "guide" during this adventure.... yours truly. I even got the KidZ to briefly appear in the insert. I did three caches around PE with them, at St Georges park, the East…