The Sardinia Bay area is home to many horses, some often being ridden down to the beach for a trot and a gallop on the sand. These three turned back fairly quickly due to a howler of a southerly wind. I did wish I could go for a ride on the beach with them. Haven't done that in ages.
If you want to see different fynbos species and beautiful proteas in flower the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve is probably one of the best places close to Port Elizabeth to do so. But the reserve isn't just about flowers, its also about other vegetation, birds, insects plus you get a great view of the Van Stadens Bridge from one of the lookout points.
After yesterday's post on Barnacles Restaurant in Seaview I thought I wanted to show you the Surf and Turf I had for lunch there. Nom nom nom......
Although orange bracket fungus are easily spotted in the indigenous forests of the Tsitsikamma there are a number of less brightly coloured bracket fungus that can be spotted growing on mostly dead trees as well. In this case I found this branch full of a light brown bracket. Its because of things like these that I should just be left to walk through the forest on my own to explore and take photos without being rushed by the rest of…
Port Elizabeth has a number of restaurants with great sea views, one of the Barnacles in Seaview. The view from the deck at Barnacles overlook the rugged coastline and you often spot whales (in season) and dolphins going by. My visit unfortunately coincided with a cold front so it wasn't ideal weather to sit outside and enjoy the scenery.
While staying at Tsitsikamma Village Inn in Storms River I took two panoramic photos from the upstairs balcony of one of the cottages. One during the day and one in the evening.
Pipe, next to Pollok Beach, is probably the most popular surf spot in Port Elizabeth. It wasn't named because the there is a barrel that you can ride like a pipe (because there isn't), but because of a storm water pipe that runs into the sea right in front of the break. Pipe is probably PE's most consistent surf spot and you can be sure to always find a couple of okes out there on any given day.
Steve Biko is een van Suid Afrika se bekendste anti-apartheid aktiviste en is op 11 September 1977 oorlede nadat hy deur die polisie mishandel en aangerand is. Biko is naby Port Elizabeth gearresteer en in die Walmer Polisiestasie aangehou voor hy ondervra en aangerand is. Hy is agter in 'n voertuig gegooi en vervoer Pretoria toe waar hy oorlede is. Ek het onlangs die geleentheid gekry om die polisiesel te besoek waar hy in Walmer aangehou is en dink alhoewel dit…
Today is Halloween and as in the past I don't have a proper Halloween pic to post, specially seeing that its not really something we celebrate here in South Africa. So I prefer to rather post something weird or just slightly gross. This year its cows feet seen in New Brighton in Port Elizabeth at a informal corner butcher and take away.
After inspecting the flood damage under the Humewood Bridge I took a walk up Happy Valley to see what the stream looks like. The Shark River is still running strong but has settled back down to just about normal.