Tranquillity by the jetty
A calm morning on the Sundays River with one of the jetties at Cannonville. Some people would prefer to sit there with a fishing rod or a book. I like the company of my camera.
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16/09/2013
Sundays River wake
The wake of the Sundays River Ferry with the N2 bridge over the river in the background
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12/09/2013
Wasn’t Me
A couple of guys fishing on the Sundays River. Cool name for the boat specially if its used to escape the wives for a day of beers and fishing.
07/09/2013
The view from Kirkwood Lookout
On Friday I took part in the Skäl Nelson Mandela Bay's annual Tourism Amazing Race. This year it took place in the beautiful Sundays River Valley north of Port Elizabeth. I purposely left my camera behind as the team I was in went all out to defend our title from last year. In the end we came in first but due to a 5min penalty got relegated to second. Just to show how competitive the race between the top teams were its important to…
19/08/2013
Flowers by the Sundays River
Yellow wild flowers growing along the Sundays River outside Port Elizabeth
11/02/2013
Ferry
I know I've done posts about the Sundays River Ferry before, but it stays one of my favorite attractions and activities in Port Elizabeth. I enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the cruise down the river, the chance of seeing birds or water monitors along the river bank, the company of owners Les and Maggie and to climb to the top of the dunes at the turning point. Really a wonderful experience and you will definitively see it again in future.
05/01/2013
Cannonville steel bridge
The historic Mackay Bridge and old road acorss the Sundays River used to be the main route from Port Elizabeth towards Grahamstown. Today the only traffic crossing it are people on foot and the odd bicycle and motorbike.
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23/12/2012
Fishing on the Sundays
Fishing is a very popular pass time for a lot of people. A way to relax and be one one nature. Me? I'm no fisherman. I just don't have the patience. Sitting there waiting for something that may or may not happen. Perhaps for ten minutes or so, but anything longer, "Bha humbug". Cruising along the Sundays River on the Sundays River Ferry recently we passed a couple fishing from a little motor boat. As we pulled up next to them the…
11/12/2012
Heron on a pole
The banks of the Sundays River is home to a huge variety of birds ranging from herons and kingfishers to waders and bee eaters. Amongst the herons are Black headed herons, Goliath herons and Grey herons, like the one sitting on top of the pole in the picture.
22/11/2012
The Mackay Bridge
Yesterday's photo of the Sundays River was taken from the Mackay Bridge which was opened on 5 March 1895. The Colchester area was a very busy spot in the mid 1800s and early 1900s, as it had the only pont over the Sundays River on the main road between Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown. In 1874 the original pont washed away and they started looking at plans to build a bridge. This bridge was constructed entirely of steel and iron brought all the way from…
21/11/2012