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Perfect evening on the Town Lodge deck

The movers and shakers in the tourism industry in Port Elizabeth were invited to a function at the Town Lodge on the beachfront last week for the introduction of the new ceo of Ectour.  But that's not what the post is about.  The function took place on the Town Lodge's deck overlooking Humewood Beach in absolutely perfect weather.  Port Elizabeth is often called the Windy City.  The reason for that is that we do get a fair amount of wind…

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27/02/2012
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Empty summers beach

I went past Hobie Beach yesterday and snapped this picture of a deserted beach.  Now you may be a little confused about the fact that the beach is empty in the middle of summer.  We have had a fabulous summer so far.  Its been hot (perhaps a little too humid at times), but also very dry.  You could see how little rain we've had just by looking at the lawns and gardens around town.  That was until a few days ago.  For…

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03/02/2012
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Ocean Basket at Brookes on the Bay

With the redevelopment of Brookes Pavilion (now called Brookes-on-the-Bay) completed, the new tenants have started to move in.  One of the first restaurants to open was Ocean Basket and I'm sure with the fantastic view it has over the beachfront its sure to become one of Port Elizabeth's most popular seafood restaurants.

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23/12/2011
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Kite surfers

Over the weekend there was a national kite surfing competition that took place in blistering conditions at Bluewater Bay on the eastern side of Port Elizabeth.  It was a stunning site seeing all the kits bulging in the wind with the city in the background.

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13/12/2010
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Beachfront

Looking along the promenade back towards town from this point, a couple of beachfront landmarks are visible.  Bayworld is on the left with the Garden Court (previously the Holiday Inn Garden Court) behind it.  The tall building in the middle is The Beaches apartment block while the McArthur's swimming pool is visible on the right.

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31/10/2010
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Promenade

The promenade along the Port Elizabeth beachfront starts down at the Kings Beach parking area and runs all the way up to and past the beacon at the bottom of Admiralty Way.  The most popular section is that between the McArthur's Pool and Polock Beach with lots of people jogging and walking along it, specially in the mornings and late afternoons.

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27/10/2010
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New Town Lodge Hotel

Another of the new developments going on along the Port Elizabeth beachfront is the new Town Lodge Hotel.  The hotel is being built right next door to the City Lodge while the Courtyard Suites Hotel and Road Lodge is just beyond that, making PE the first place in South Africa to have all four of the hotels in the group situated next to each other.  The 203 room, R133-million development is starting to near completion and will add much needed…

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26/10/2010
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Brookes on the Bay development

There are quite a lot of work happening along the Port Elizabeth beachfront.  One of the main projects on the go is the redevelopment of the old Brookes Hill Pavilion into what will be known as Brookes on the Bay.  Brookes Hill Pavilion was geared towards the younger crowd and contained pubs and a night club.  Unfortunately it had a bit of a bad reputation with a couple of incidents that happened there over the years.  The new development will apparently…

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25/10/2010
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Old Slipway at Humewood Beach

I always find the old slipway at Humewood Beach a very interesting feature on the Port Elizabeth beachfront. The slipway was used for boat repairs before the PE Harbour was built in the 1930's. Boats sailed in between the pillars before being pulled onto the slipway. Today its a very popular snorkeling spot and used by most dive schools for their students' first dives.

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02/08/2010