Oak Tree Lane
Oak Tree Lane leads from Storms River Village past the forestry houses, through the gate into Plaatbos Nature Reserve and to the beautiful Tsitsikamma forest.
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13/07/2009
Game reserve roads
It's been very dry around here since early winter last year, but over the last week or two we've luckily had some good rains in Port Elizabeth and the surrounding areas. This was quite evident on my visit to Pumba Game Reserve. The grass was lush and green and this makes the roads around the game reserve stand out very nicely. For some reason I just like a two track path through the bush. It has a certain exploring quality…
02/03/2009
Looking down from the top of the cliff
This is White's Road, from the edge of the cliffs in Donkin Reserve, just before sunrise. The jungle -like gardens along the side of the road give it a wonderful mysterious quality (warning to potential tourists... do not do this without your can of pepper spray handy!)
29/01/2009
Fun learning
At the Walmer library, there is a great idea....... a miniature road system, complete with stop streets, a roundabout and even a cute miniature set of traffic lights. Here kids ride around on their bicycles or scooters, having fun whilst getting familiar with the rules of the road and traffic safety.
19/01/2009
The end of an era – Mastertons
Anyone in PE who is a fan of good coffee will know Mastertons, in Russell Road. Funnily enough, it is not so much for the lovely aroma, because they don't brew coffee there, but roast it, so the smell in the street is often more acrid than delicious, but they produce wonderful blends. Sadly, I saw in the press recently that they are soon to close down, as the old man wants to retire, and his son is not keen…
06/01/2009
On the verge of…..
.... the road.One thing we love about PE is the variety. I mean within a week, you can drive down Target Kloof and see wild dassies grazing happily at the side of the road, oblivious to the cars whizzing by. Then you can go on a neighbourhood watch patrol in Central and see a drug deal going down. (OK, variety means it's not all good!) In Parliament street you see all sorts of chaos, but it is good chaos because…
28/09/2008
then and now, Cape Road
In the past, the main road to Cape Town lead up the hill from the City Centre, through what was a rocky gorge called Hyman's Kloof, until Russell Road was built through it. At this point it turns towards the West, and flattens out to become one of the major arterial routes through to the Western Suburbs, and eventually Cape Town. (Although, these days, few people would go that way, as there is a freeway leading West as well.) As…
20/09/2008
trees under threat
These 2 wonderful old members of the ficus family have grown at the end of Main Road Walmer for as long as anyone here can remember, and are really well known landmarks. As the system of roads surrounding them is being constantly upgraded, and shopping centres developed all around, they are looking sadder and sadder. Despite the watering they receive from tenants of Fig Tree Village, which was named after them, they are looking much sparser than they did several…
28/08/2008
Parliament Street again
We recently featured the top section of Parliament street, which is undergoing an upgrade, and had some interesting feedback in the comments from one of the property owners in the area. We also showed the cafe in the middle.This is lower down the hill. I love driving or walking down this street and arriving at this point with a glimpse of the bay in the gap, and recently painted buildings on the left. The beige one on the extreme left…
17/07/2008
City Centre
This is Govan Mbeki Avenue (named after the father of our current State President) which used to be called Main Street. In fact, long before that, it was divided into 3 sections and the bit between the Town Hall and the bottom of Russell Road was called Queen Street. From Russell Road to Albany Road it was called Princes Street, and from Albany Road to the fork where it became the Grahamston Road, it was called Adderley Street. High rise…
19/06/2008