Late afternoon at Fort Frederick looking east towards the Port Elizabeth harbour and Algoa Bay beyond. The fort, which is the oldest building in Port Elizabeth, was built in 1799 to protect the Bay from invasion and was the first permanent stone structure to be built by the British in Africa south of the equator.
The Cape Recife lighthouse is currently undergoing a face lift so it wasn't the ideal photo subject during my Cape Recife visit with the SA Tourism photographer on Monday. The lighthouse has been closed to the public for quite some time so I'm hoping this is a good sign and that it will be open again fairly soon.
The Slangkop Lighthouse standing guard on the Atlantic coastline of the Cape Peninsula at Kommetjie
Yesterday I had a stunning day out showing South African Tourism photographer Max Marx around this beautiful city I call home. I have to admit that I have stopped being amazed at how amazed visiting journalists are when they see how much Port Elizabeth has to offer and how beautiful the area is. As somebody who really loves PE I get very proud when I hear somebody like Max state that she never realised how much there is to see. What does make me…
Chapman's Peak Drive as seen from Noordhoek Beach.Spending 9 days in the Cape during the Summer holidays I had the opportunity to drive along Champan's Peak Drive on two occasions and just realised again why it is seen as one of the most scenic coastal drives in the world. Chapman's Peak Drive winds its was along the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula between Noordhoek (where we stayed) and Hout Bay. The drive is 9km long with 114 curves and…
When Fort Frederick (top left) was built overlooking the Baakens River Mouth and coastline in 1799 things looked a little bit different than today. The river flowed into a fresh water lagoon and the beach was a lot closer than it is today. These days there is no more lagoon and the river flows along a narrow canal while there are businesses on the river's flood plain. Since the building of the Port Elizabeth harbour the Fort is also much further from…
During the last week or two we have had two cruise ships visit the Port Elizabeth harbour on cruises along the South African coast. Usually the locals have to look at the ships from afar due to strict harbour security (too strict some days if you ask me). I had to do some work quay side for the MSC Symfonia and as I never go anywhere without my camera I took the opportunity to snap this picture.
The new 5 star hotel and conference centre development at the Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment Complex is starting to take shape very nicely. Walking in from the main car park last weekend I noticed that the new building has now risen above the rest of the Boardwalk. There are exciting times ahead as far as conferencing goes once the new conference centre is open.
Gemsbuck (or Oryx) is native to the arid regions of southern Africa and didn't occur in the Eastern Cape naturally. A couple of the private game reserves around Port Elizabeth have introduced Gemsbuck into their reserves though. As Gemsbuck are mainly desert-dwelling they do not depend on drinking to supply their physiological water needs and as the reserves all have ample water supply it means that the Gemsbuck has actually adapted quite well. These Gemsbuck were photographed at Amakhala Game…