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Father Christmas arrives tonight

Its Christmas Eve and Father Christmas is on his way.  Tonight children of all sizes will watch the sky to catch a glimpse of his flying sleigh.  Ears will be tuned just in case they hear bells outside.  Want to see where he is at the moment? Check out Google's Santa Tracker, best viewed on Google Chrome.  Oh yes, and don't forget to put out the milk and cookies.  Delivering a couple of billion gifts is thirsty work. The picture was…

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24/12/2013
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St Mary’s arch

The figure on the arch entrance way outside St Mary's Catholic Cathedral in the Port Elizabeth city centre

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23/12/2013
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The little tug that could

Everybody knows (I hope) the story of The Little Engine that could.  He of  "I—think—I—can, I—think—I—can" fame.  In this day and age where steam trains are becoming less and less one tends to wonder what else you can use as reference for that story.  Well, that is until you watch a harbour tug push and pull a humongous ship into position.  Now there's some inspiration for a more modern age story called The Little Tug that could. 

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22/12/2013
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Swartskops view

This is the view of the Swartkops River from the Flamingo Trail in the Zwartkops Nature Reserve.  Just beyond the river is the village of Redhouse with the Northern Areas visible in the background.

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21/12/2013
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Sardinia Bay seen from the Sacramento Trail

Walking along the Sacramento Trail one can see the sand dunes of Sardinia Bay in the distance the whole time.  With about a kilometer to go the old Surf Lifesaving and ski boat club buildings come into view with the walkway over to the parking area.

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20/12/2013
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Montagu view

For the last two summers we spent part of our December holidays in Montagu on both occasions and the town has crept deep into my heart.  This year we're not heading that far west and I already miss this beautiful place.  On our last visit I actually said that if I could find something there in my line of work I would really consider moving there.  So as you can gather, this is a "I miss Montague" post,The picture was taken from…

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19/12/2013
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Ready, aim, squirt

Visiting Holmeleigh Farmyard isn't only about feeding the animals.  Kids also get to go on horse rides, tractor rides and see Queenie the cow being milked.  During the milking demonstration kids can also try their hand at milking as well.  Or as in this case, get the milk squirted directly into their mouths.

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19/12/2013
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Snake Park demonstrations

The Port Elizabeth Museum at Bayworld is the third oldest museum in South Africa, while the Snake Park is the oldest of its kind in the world.  When the museum moved to premises in Bird Street in 1919 the complex opened the Snake Park with demonstrations by snake handler, Johannes, being a huge highlight.  He was reputed to have been bitten on average once a year for the 30 years he was on the staff and eventually died.  The Port Elizabeth Museum…

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18/12/2013
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Holmeleigh Farm Christmas Party

Yesterday (Monday 16 December) the annual Holmeleigh Farmyard Christmas Party for underprivileged kids hosted by Holmeleigh Farm and Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism and supported by Bay FM 107.9, Ocean Rock Entertainment and musician Wayne Kallis (with many more contributions) took place.  And what a party it was.  About 230 kids from 8 different schools, homes and charity organisations arrived to a full on party with everything you can expect from such. EVERYTHING! Did I mention there were 230 odd kids?  Exhausting for both them and us. …

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17/12/2013
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Downtown PE from the harbour

A slightly different view of downtown Port Elizabeth seen from on board of the Jester in the PE Harbour

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16/12/2013