Bluewater Bay Beach stretching away towards the Coega Harbour hidden somewhere in the haze on the horizon. I made a quick stop to snap a picture or two while on my way elsewhere but have to make a plan to return some time soon for a walk along the beach. The beach is great for land based whale watching as the whales are often spotted not very far behind the surf line.
Winter has set in and the mornings and evenings are nice and cold, but we're lucky here in Port Elizabeth in that we have a very Mediterranean climate which makes our days quite mild. That is when there isn't a coldfront passing over. Winters means that the beaches are empty but people are still using the beachfront to walk, jog or just enjoy the outdoors.
The little beach on the south side of the McArthur Swimming pool complex is generally part of Kings Beach, but amongst the local surfing community its known as Denville's. The name came from a couple of guys, Dennis Buchman and Neville Mandy, that used to surf here around the 60's. Its still a favourite surfing spot, specially with beginners.
Pollok Beach on a sunny day but with winter approaching there'll be less people in the water and more just walking on the beach. Over the last month or so we have had some beautiful "pre-winter" days. If only our weather was like that all year long. Just imagine what an even more awesome destination Port Elizabeth would be.
Winter may be coming but for the past four days summer's been gracing us with her presence. From the look of it she's also planning to hang around for the weekend. Hey, I'm not complaining.
The surf spot at Kings Beach next to the harbour wall is called fence. Apparently years ago when there wasn't as much sand against the wall the place used to cook as a surf spot. Today its but a shadow of its former self. So where does the name come from? There was a big fence that ran along the harbour wall to stop the fishermen getting up onto the wall from the beach to go fishing. The fence was about 200…
I've been looking at old posts and dates and realised its been just over four years since I took over Port Elizabeth Daily Photo from Sue and Max. WOW, I can't believe that I've been at it for four years already. I also noticed that in a couple of weeks PEDP is coming up to 2000 posts of which by then I would have done 1500. But I'll wait for the actual occasion to get all soppy and emotional. Not just quite…
Today was a marvellous day in the Bay just proofing once again that this is the best time of the year where weather in Port Elizabeth is concerned.