Addo flowers
After the rains we had in the Eastern Cape this past winter the veld is looking really good. Its no different in the Addo Elephant National Park with lots of yellow and purple flowers all over.
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01/12/2012
Cannon looking west
The cannon in Schoenmakerskop at the start of the Sacramento Trail is one of the cannons recovered from the wreck site of the Sacramento in 1977 and points towards the site where the ship went down in 1647. The Sacramento was a Portuguese Galleon on its way back to Portugal when it ran aground in a storm about 1 kilometer from where the cannon is mounted. 72 survivors made it ashore and had to walk from here to Delagoa Bay (present…
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01/12/2012
Humewood links course
We are really fortunate to have a true links golf course in the Humewood Golf Club right here in Port Elizabeth. This I realised again when I had to go to a meetings at the club and stood on the balcony watching a couple of guys on the 18th fairway while a fishing boat passed in the background.
30/11/2012
Maitland River Mouth
With all the recent flooding in and around Port Elizabeth all the rivers in the area came down in flood. The Maitland River which is normally nothing more than a trickle was no different and the aftermath can still clearly be seen at the river mouth with debris lying all over the show. You can also see how wide the river ran into the sea when it flooded.
29/11/2012
Installing the new Boardwalk fountain
Work on the new 5 star Boardwalk Hotel and the Nelson Mandela Bay International Convention Centre is at an advanced state with the opening date of 14 December approaching fast. I got a preview of the convention centre a week or so ago and its looking stunning. Another new feature at the Boardwalk after the opening will be a multi media fountain in the Boardwalk lake. The fountain's mechanics arrived not to long ago and they are busy installing it with…
28/11/2012
Cape Recife WWII Forward Observation Post
Port Elizabeth has arguably the most complete collection of surviving coast artillery buildings and equipment dating from the Second World War (1939-45) of any port in South Africa. Before the Second World War the Port Elizabeth Harbour actually had no defence in place except for Fort Frederick which was built in 1799 to guard the original landing place in the early days long before a harbour was even built. In 1942 it was decided to put harbour defences in place…
27/11/2012
Station paintings
The beautiful old Victorian Railway Station in Port Elizabeth has existed on the present location since 1875 when the first line was constructed to Uitenhage about 40 kilometres away. The original building was designed by the then Resident Engineer of Harbour and Public Works in Port Elizabeth, James Bisset, with extensive additions, including the cast-iron supported roof of the main concourse, being completed by 1893. The round painted panels depicting scenes from the city were painted by Bernard Horn in the late 1980's.
27/11/2012
Tranquil forest stream
I can't imagine myself a more tranquil scene than one of the Tsitsikamma's whiskey coloured streams flowing through the thick indigenous forest
26/11/2012
Addo fygies
Addo Elephant National Park is looking stunning after all the rain the area had during winter and spring. The veld is green with swaths of yellow flowers and purple fygies while there are a lot young animals about as well. Unfortunately my visit was a quick one for business so I didn't have time to take a nice leisurely drive through the park. Hopefully I'll get that chance again soon.
26/11/2012
Kaap die Goeie Hoop
Die Kaap die Goeie Hoop is die naam van die mees suid-westelike landpunt van Afrika en is letterlik 'n klipgooi van Kaappunt af geleë. Dit is tradisioneel (en verkeerdelik net soos met Kaappunt) geag as die punt waar die Atlantiese Oseaan en die Indiese Oseaan mekaar ontmoet, terwyl die eintlike ontmoetingspunt verder ooswaarts by Kaap Agulhas - Afrika se mees suidelikste punt - is. Die koue Benguelastroom wat van Antarktika af noord vloei, ontmoet wel die warm Agulhas-stroom naby die Kaap die Goeie Hoop. Die…
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26/11/2012
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