Lauries Bay is situated on the Wild Side close to Kini Bay and is a collection of shacks (as the owners call them) on private land. To get to it you either need to know somebody there to get access via a dirt track or walk about 2km along the beach from Kini Bay. On the eastern side of Lauries Bay is the locals' most popular fishing spot called the Red Rocks. I headed that way not to fish but…
Port Elizabeth's Wildside has a notably rugged coastline. It's not called the Wildside for nothing. It does mean that there are countless gullies and spots between the rocks to explore and enjoy. Like this one at Lauries Bay near Kini Bay.
Lauries Bay is a collection of cottages - or shacks as the owners call them - on private land along Port Elizabeth's Wild Side just before Kini Bay. The only way to get to them is along a private track which only the shack owners have access to or walking along the beach. I've never been to Lauries Bay before but an ex-boss of the Damselfly invited us out there for a day and I got a chance to explore…
The wild Croc is not endemic to the Eastern Cape so I was very surprised to find one basking in the sun and taking a rest between the rocks at Lauries Bay on the Wildside. It wasn't threatening at all so I got nice and close to get a photo before leaving him alone. He probably would have left at the next high tide.
It's amazing how much life one actually finds in rock pools at low tide. The other day I was looking for stuff to photograph and amongst others snapped a pic of these little guys in their "volcano" shells. I have no idea what they are but after lots of consultation with my friend Google I came across the name "Buckshot Barnacles" on an American website. So I'm still not to sure what we call them here in good ol' South Africa but…
Tomorrow is back to work for me. Summer may be here but my holiday is over. It didn't quite turn out the holiday I was looking forward to last year but we did try to make the most of it. Last week we spent a day at our favourite gully at Kini Bay near Seaview. A safe and uncrowded spot we like to go to when the main beachfront's beaches are overflowing. I'll be longing to this scene when I am back in…
I wonder how many locals know what a trig beacon is or have ever spot the few scattered around town. Chris and Denise of ChrisDen has put together a nice little Geocaching series that takes one along the Wildside, through Summerstrand and to the back of the airport, discovering six different beacons before looking for the #7 bonus cache. I took the following about trig beacons from their listings. Drama Princess decided to monkey onto this one to get a better view…
Going to the beach in Port Elizabeth usually means heading to Kings Beach, Humewood, Hobie Beach or Sardinia Bay. There are many little beaches and corners in between like Denville Beach next to McArthur Pools. Denville is a popular spot for beginner surfers but not that frequently used by bathers as the surrounding beaches. Denville and Humewood Beach is separated by rocks and I photographed these pebbles on the beach as we were heading towards those rocks on a day of beach exploration.
The other day I asked the question, "How many of us still take our kids to explore rock pools around the Port Elizabeth coastline?" Well, if you do you will encounter a lot of mussels on the rocks at low tide. When I took the photo I had this grand idea to give you a lesson on our mussels and how many one is allowed to pick. That was until I realized how many types of mussels there are. And…
I wonder how many people still go and explore rock pools at low tide. We used to spend school holidays with my grandparents in Paradise Beach near Jeffreys Bay and the beach was our playing field. At low tide you would find us in the rock pools searching, exploring and discovering. Kinda makes me feel guilty for not taking the KidZ to the beach more often. The rock pools in the picture is just on the Humewood Beach side of McArthur…