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One of the Lovemore family graveyards

he Lovemore surname is closely linked to Port Elizabeth and it's early history, specially out in the western side of the city.  This is all thanks to one Henry LOVEMORE who left England to settle in Port Elizabeth in 1820.  Although he came at the time of the British Settlers who settled east of the city around Grahamstown and Bathurst, Lovemore paid for his passage and purchased Bushy Park, then known as Klaas Kraal, for the princely sum of one thousand pounds.Lore has it that…

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09/09/2013
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Animals at Seaview

I always say how fortunate we are in Port Elizabeth to have so many game reserves and game parks close to the city, but I say it because I really mean it.  For a quick game watching outing and for sheer number and variety of animals I prefer Kragga Kamma Game Park, but visiting Seaview Preditor Park the other day I did get this great scene with zebra, blesbuck and giraffe.

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08/09/2013
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Wasn’t Me

 A couple of guys fishing on the Sundays River.  Cool name for the boat specially if its used to escape the wives for a day of beers and fishing. 

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07/09/2013
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Seaview Preditor Park walkway

The walkway at Seaview Predator Park (previously known as Seaview Lion Park) takes one over a couple of enclosures with animals in them.  Along the way we saw a bush pig, black panther, meerkats, hyena and lion and tiger cubs to mention a few.  The park is great for local kids who would never be able to see most of these animals in the wild.

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06/09/2013
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Theescombe Wetland Conservation Area

Just when I think that I know or have seen just about everything there is to know and see in and around Port Elizabeth something else presents itself.  And truth to be told, through Geocaching I'm discovering something new just about on a weekly basis.  Last weekend I took the KidZ to look for a cache in the Theescombe area and discovered the vulnerable Theescombe Wetland Conservation Area.  The sign says: "This Colleen Glen Grassy Fynbos is classified as vulnerable.  The small wetlands are classified…

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05/09/2013
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Lazy Lion

The Lion.  King of the Jungle but also one of the laziest animals around.  But why not? When one is King you take it easy and just do the necessary, like hunt and eat. Addo Elephant National Park as well as most of the private game reserves around Port Elizabeth have lions so if you get to visit any of these you have a good chance of having a royal encounter.

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04/09/2013
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Egyptian goose on Kings Beach lake

Have you even noticed that you will always find Egyptian Geese where ever there is water.  Lakes, dams, rivers, ponds and even on the off chance a backyard pool.  When the Boardwalk development opened in Port Elizabeth some years ago it wasn't long before a pair moved in and they have been there ever since, hatching their chicks every year.  The same has happened at the new Kings Beach development with a pair moving in very soon after completion.  I…

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02/09/2013
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Elephants all around

People from all over the world travel to Africa on a daily basis to, amongst many things, see elephants in the wild.  Here in Port Elizabeth we are extremely privileged to have Addo Elephant National Park as well as many private game reserves right on our doorstep.  I could easily hop in my car and within an hour be watching wild elephants in their natural environment in Addo.  From 9 - 13 September is South African National Parks Week and…

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02/09/2013
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Wildside at Willows

Its Spring Day!!! Spring hasn't really sprung just yet but psychologically at least we start to think Spring and we know its somewhere on the horizon.  I'm celebrating Spring Day with a photo of the Wildside with Willows in the background.  PS, I'm currently at the Getaway Show in Johannesburg so please excuse the short posts.

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01/09/2013