Harbour entrance
The entrance to the Port Elizabeth Harbour seen from our cruise on the Jester over the weekend
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26/03/2014
Harbour Board Building entrance
The historic Harbour Board Building (often referred to as the 'White Building') on the corner of Flemming Street and Strand Street was built in 1904 and used for 70 years for harbor administration by the South African Railways and Harbours. Most people pass it while on the Settlers Freeway and only get to see it's top, but the exterior of the building has massive and impressive stonework. The inside is even more spectacular with richly ornamented woodwork and stained glass windows. The…
31/01/2014
Port Elizabeth Harbour sunset
Since the Jester started with cruises of Algoa Bay in 2012 it has become one of the most popular attractions (or should I say activities?) in Port Elizabeth. Locals, visitors and corporates alike all love cruising along the beachfront doesn't matter if its a short leisure cruise, their popular braai cruise or a charter for a party or function. I've had the pleasure to do an late afternoon cruise and the sun started to disappear over the city as we…
07/01/2014
The little tug that could
Everybody knows (I hope) the story of The Little Engine that could. He of "I—think—I—can, I—think—I—can" fame. In this day and age where steam trains are becoming less and less one tends to wonder what else you can use as reference for that story. Well, that is until you watch a harbour tug push and pull a humongous ship into position. Now there's some inspiration for a more modern age story called The Little Tug that could.
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22/12/2013
Downtown PE from the harbour
A slightly different view of downtown Port Elizabeth seen from on board of the Jester in the PE Harbour
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16/12/2013
Welcome to the Port of Port Elizabeth
The harbour control tower is very much the same as an air control tower at an airport, just without the planes. I really like the fact that there is a welcome sign on the tower visible to ships sailing into the Port Elizabeth Harbour.
02/12/2013
Harbour beacon
Although it looks like a lighthouse it isn't a lighthouse, not quite. It does have a light though. What is it then and where did I see it? It is a beacon at the end of the breakwater forming part of the Port Elizabeth Harbour wall.
21/11/2013
Harbour worker
One of the Port Elizabeth Harbour tugs on her way to help a ship out the harbour
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16/11/2013
Harbour giraffes at sunrise
The first thing I noticed on my timeline when I opened Facebook this morning was a picture by my friend Cheryl Witte along with her daily Gratitude Journal. I don't often feature other people's pictures on PEDP, but I immediately called her to ask if I could. She took the picture on her way to work looking towards the harbour from Upper Valley Road just before the sunrise. Pictures like this is exactly why one should always carry your camera with…
04/06/2013
Dolosse
Harbour walls and breakwaters all over the world make use of dolosse to create that barrier between the ocean and land. A dolos (plural dolosse) is a concrete block in a complex geometric shape weighing up to 30 tons. The new Coega Harbour in Port Elizabeth made use of 28 000 dolosse in the construction of its breakwater. The dolos is named after the knucklebone of a sheep.Dolosse were developed in East London in 1963 by one-time East London Harbour Engineer Eric Mowbray…
11/05/2013
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