Fly to Durban the other day I leaned over the Damselfly who was sitting by the window to snap a pic of the Coega Harbour down below. Not the best picture but a different angle from what you see passing on the N2
Three weeks ago the Damselfly and I flew to Durban for a weekend in Umhlanga courtesy of the InterContinental Hotels Group and Holiday Inn Express Umhlanga. Here the Damselfly looks out over PE through the plane window after we took off. Ah, but we really live in a beautiful city doesn't matter what angle you look at it.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sAkt8ltCkc&w=500&h=400]I was looking for a video to share for this week's Video Friday and came across this video by Mark Rose-Christie of the Mystery Ghost Bus of South Africa featuring a selection of Port Elizabeth's haunted venues. Spooky stuff and many well known PE places.
I'm not a surfer nor have I ever tried to surf. Not that I wouldn't want to try, I just never had the opportunity. I don't get to stop down at Pipe that often so last week I pulled in to grab a photo or two. Parked in the parking lot is a coffee trailer which I bet does a roaring trade when the guys come out the water all wet and cold. I wanted to get a photo and…
Ahhh, a sunny autumn's day in the Wilderness section of the Garden Route National Park. What more is there to say?
A few years ago (quite a few if I'm correct), the historic Port Elizabeth Railway Station was damaged in an underground gas explosion. The spot was cordoned off and the building "braced" with wooden poles. So sad that all this time later and Spoornet (Transnet) still haven't done anything to restore and fix the building. An absolute crying shame.
Not a lot of people from the 'burbs ever walk around much in downtown Port Elizabeth. I think I need to do it a bit more as there are a lot interesting things to see and photograph. Waiting around the Campanile for the bells to be lowered a week ago, I noticed a vendor selling fruit, snacks and cold drinks nearby. I didn't have time to go and have a closer look, but I did snap a pic from a…
Last week we had some big swells around. So big that a cruise ship had to dock in PE for a while due to a bit of damage it picked up after swellsflooded one of its decks. Driving along Marine Drive I always look towards Bird Rock. Probably because I have a Geocache located on it and it just draws my eye. It was low tide but the swell washing against the back of the rock was washing over it.…
If you drive through the Langkloof from East to West you enter the valley just past Humansdorp and pass towns like Kareedouw, Jobertina, Krakeel, Louterwater, Misgund, Haarlem and Avontuur. The valley is about 160 km long and the R62 (the road running through the Langkloof) then meets up with the N9 near the town of Uniondale. Between this intersection and Uniondale travelers will find the Potjiesberg Pass. The name of the Potjiesberg, directly translated, means little pot and refers to…