The Hinterveld mohair weaving mill in Uitenhage produces mohair blankets and other products for retail all over the world. Who would ever have thought that Uitenhage would play on major fashion platforms but when you see the products produced there you would not be surprised.
I haven't played putt-putt in ages and the other night got pulled into a family putt-putt tournament with Damselfly, Chaos Boy, Drama Princess and my mom at the Boardwalk. I'm proud to say that I haven't lost the touch and walked away with the honours.
The Swartkops River and surrounding estuary is a wonderful place, even with it's pollution problems. It's an amazing birding wetland and a major salt producing area. Looking at the picture the actual river is in the background on the left while the big channel through the middle of the picture is part of the salt pan system used by salt producers. The vegetated area to the right of the river is part of the Zwartkops Nature Reserve.
I often wonder how many Port Elizabeth folk have never climbed up the Maitland dune at least once in their life. Can't be many but if you haven't, this is the view you would not have seen.
Boys will be boys and when it comes to boys and their 4x4 toys there is no stopping them. When the South African government banned driving on beaches both the angling and 4x4 fraternities took a big knock. The anglers couldn't go as far along the beaches as they used to or had to find overland shortcuts while the 4x4 okes had to stick to mountain trails and off road paths. There is one place I know of where the boys can test their…
The Shipwreck Hall in the Port Elizabeth Museum at Bayworld has some excellent information on shipwrecks around Port Elizabeth. The displays contain a lot of artifacts salvaged from wrecks like the Sacramento, Amsterdam and Doddington. One of the items that form the centerpiece display is a cannon salvaged from the wreck site of the Portuguese galleon Sacramento near Schoenmakerskop in the 1970's. The Sacramento ran aground in a storm on this coastline in 1647 with 72 survivors making it to land…
The Karoo is a hauntingly beautiful place. A lot of people may find it boring but most see a beauty that is often described differently by every person. Wide open spaces with blue skies above, a couple of sheep grazing on the sparse green grass around a wind pump filled cement dam, late winter aloes in bloom with a Karoo koppie in the background, farm workers' children playing in the dust close to a flat roof worker's house, somebody walking down…
Addo Elephant National Park offers horse riding in two locations within the Greater Addo park. The first is down by the Main Rest Camp where the ride takes place either within the game viewing area or outside the fence if there are predators close by while the second is up on the Zuurberg Mountains. The drive up the Zuurberg Pass is an experience on it's own with beautiful views and a visible change in vegetation as you get higher. Once…
Since being constructed in the late 1990's, Shark Rock Pier has become one of Port Elizabeth's best known landmarks. With Hobie Beach next to it and the Boardwalk complex across the road, most visitors to Port Elizabeth inevitably end up going for a walk on the pier enjoying the views of Algoa Bay and the surrounding beachfront.
Maitland Beach to the west of Port Elizabeth. Miles and miles of sandy beach, giant dunes and beautiful sunsets. What more do you want?