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Cockscomb mountain

One of the most prominent mountains you will find fairly close to Port Elizabeth is the Cockscomb Mountain found in the Baviaanskloof Wilderness area about a hundred kilometers or so to the west of the city.  The Cockscomb is the highest peak (1768m above sea level) in the Groot Winterhoek mountain range and got its name from all its little peaks that look like a rooster's comb.  The original KhoiSan people of the area called the mountain Naniqua, meaning “mountain in…

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20/07/2012
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Playing in the park

Even though its been a wet winter so far we've also had some beautifully warm and sunny winters days in between.  Ideal to take the kids to play in St Georges Park.

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19/07/2012
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Mandela Day 2012

Today is 18 July and Nelson Mandela is celebrating his 94th birthday.  Happy birthday Madiba!  To celebrate the day and the 67 selfless years Mandela spent in the public eye, people all over the country (and the world) have been giving 67 minutes of their time to help others.  Activities range from working at soup kitchens, painting township schools, helping to establish vegetable gardens, clean-up campaigns or just entertaining old folk at a retirement home.  Anything that brings assistance and happiness to…

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18/07/2012
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Groenpunt

Wanneer mens in 'n stad woon is daar niks lekkerder as om uit die stad uit weg te kom nie, maar dis nie altyd moontlik nie.  Die volgende beste opsie is om op 'n strand, 'n park of natuurarea in die stad te gaan stap.  Al drie Suid-Afrika se groot kusstede het baie gewilde wandelroetes langs hulle onderskeie strandfronte.  Dit maak nie saak op watter strandfront jy stap nie, elkeen het sy eie bekoring, pragtige uitsigte en verskillende besienswaardighede.  Die Kaapstadse strandfront kyk meesal…

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18/07/2012
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Shepherd’s hut

Looking at this scene with the Xhosa shepherd hut surrounded by flowering aloes one could easily think that the picture was taken somewhere in the heart of the former Transkei or the Wild Coast.  In actual fact it was taken at the Cuyler Manor Museum just outside Uitenhage.

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17/07/2012
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Feather Market Centre organ

A lot of people know where the Feather Market Centre is but I bet very few have seen the very impressive organ that adorns the front of the main hall.  The concert hall pipe organ was inaugurated in June 1999 and cost R2,6m at the time.  The organ stands 14 meters high, 10 meters wide and 4,5 meters deep, weighs 20 tons and has 5508 pipes.  Pretty impressive.  The organ was designed by Prof Albert Troskie, built by local organ builder…

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16/07/2012
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Baby grasshoppers

Going for a walk along one of the trails at Sleepy Hollow outside Port Elizabeth I noticed a black blob in the long grass next to the trial.  Now being a curious creature (and always looking for something to photograph), I decided to have a closer look and this is what I found.  A whole bunch of little baby grasshoppers.Getting up after one or two pics I noticed for the first time that there was a Praying Mantis in the…

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16/07/2012
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St Georges Park and cricket stadium

I chose the perfect day last week for a walk around St Georges Park.  Beautiful blue skies, no wind and warm winter temperatures.  Its really sad that more people don't spend a time in the park.  More importantly, if more people go there during the day the bad and unwanted elements will disappear from it. 

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15/07/2012
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Kaap Recife Natuurreservaat

Die Kaap Recife Natuurreservaat in Port Elizabeth beslaan omtrent 370 hektaar om die westelike punt van Algoabaai.  Die reservaat is idiaal vir voëlkyk beide aan die kus en om die waterherwinningspoele.  Die beste manier om die reservaat te verken is om op die 9km lange Roseate Tern wandelroete gaan.  Die roete begin by SAMREC (South African Marine Rehabilitation and Education Centre), 'n pikkewyn reddingssentrum, voor dit by die waterherwinningspoele verby gaan.  Die roete lei dan deur plantbedekte sandduine en verby 'n uitkykpos…

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15/07/2012