The Great Flag on the Donkin Reserve measures about 10 meters x 15 meters yet while its flying 65 meters up on the second tallest flag pole in Africa it doesn't quite look that size. That is until it gets taken down in the evening by the Prince Alfred Guard and needs six soldiers to catch, control and return to its container.
I really can't reiterate how Geocaching is taking me to places where I've never been before and for somebody who has thought I've seen most places there is to see around Port Elizabeth I keep on being surprised. Going after a couple of caches in the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve I had to follow the path linking the Forest Walk with the River Walk which took me underneath the magnificent arch bridge spanning the gorge. I have driven over it…
When this boytjie matures a bit more he will be a really impressive bull. Not that he isn't already. He's only problem is that he is an Addo bull so he will never have the huge tusks that the Kruger bulls have.
The Tower Sculpture at the bottom of the Donkin Reserve is one of the more peculiar yet interesting art pieces forming part of Route 67. The piece was designed by The Workplace Architects and acts as a beacon to announce the journey through the Donkin Reserve. It can be found at the start of the winding path and responds to its surrounding elements using the sun and wind to bring it to life. For this picture I stood underneath it…
South Africa boasts seven biomes or plant kingdoms and Port Elizabeth is fortunate that five of the seven occurs within the Nelson Mandela Bay metro boundary. One of the biomes which is found largely in the Eastern Cape is the Valley Thicket Biome, previously called Valley Bushveld. The biome is found mostly in river valleys and is characterised by dense evergreen shrub vegetation. Closer to the coast the thicket is most dense with thorny shrubs and an undergrowth of creepers and succulent…
A herd of elephants taking it easy after drinking at the Hapoor Waterhole in the Addo Elephant National Park
This is a hole in a wall and not THE Hole in the Wall as in the famous one on the Wild Coast. But all holes have to start somewhere in some wall before becoming famous. This one is making its debut in the old railway sheds in Uitenhage.
Most people have been to their local church or school bazaar where the old tannies man tables with vetkoek, curry and rice and pancakes and kids run around while their parents buy food and chat to their neighbours who they never get to see due to the 6 foot wall separating their homes. Last weekend I got to go to the Patensie Plaasbasaar, the NG Kerk Gamtoosvallei-Oos annual bazaar and I have to be honest here. It was the mother…
The Port Elizabeth City Hall truly is a magnificent building and has pride of place amongst a number of other historic buildings in the city centre. The city hall was originally built between 1858 and 1862, but without the clock tower. The clock tower was only added in 1883.
Is it weird taking a picture of somebody taking a picture? As long as they're not taking one of you taking one of them. Or something like that. This photo is a picture of somebody taking a picture of a pink tree in St Georges Park.