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Looking down the Langkloof from the Potjiesberg Pass – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Looking down the Langkloof from the Potjiesberg Pass by The Firefly Photo Files: If you drive through the Langkloof from East to West you enter the valley just past Humansdorp and pass towns like Kareedouw, Jobertina, Krakeel, Louterwater, Misgund, Haarlem and Avontuur.  The valley is about 160 km long and the R62 (the road running through the Langkloof) then meets up with the N9 near the town of Uniondale.  Between this … [Read more...] about Looking down the Langkloof from the Potjiesberg Pass – Featured Blog

Time Flies – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Time Flies by BrainStorms – Ed Lunnon's Blog: 9 Years 8 months Ill | Physical: Advantage CBD / Mental: Deuce Almost a half of 2016 has passed us by. I recall my parents saying that the older ones gets, the quicker time passes by. I thought that was absolute trash. Now, however, I find myself experiencing and saying those self-same things. During the last five months, I have spent time in St Georges Hospital for my second back operation. … [Read more...] about Time Flies – Featured Blog

ECSD Divesite SharkgullyPE1 – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: ECSD Divesite SharkgullyPE1 by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: A Sharks Algoa Bay video selected by Expert Tours: EasternCapeScubaDiving.co.za Dive sites Name:Shark Gully Location: Bellbuoy Reef, Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape,South Africa Maximum Depth: 14m Average Depth: 8m Qualification: Open Water Diver Dive Type: Boat Dive This is one of Port Elizabeth’s’ big novice diver treasures. The Shark Guly is accessible in … [Read more...] about ECSD Divesite SharkgullyPE1 – Featured Blog

The week that was….. – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The week that was..... by Millerslocal.co.za - Millerslocal's Blog: Hangover week for sure. After a run of really good surf the whole of the previous week, this week was a bust instead of gangbuster. Sure, there were waves about if you took a drive, but as far as the bay went it was rather dismal. Unless you dig onshores, then you were smiling.​Monday offered up a few dribs and drabs, but as the week wore on the surf dropped … [Read more...] about The week that was….. – Featured Blog

Driving down Strand Street – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Driving down Strand Street by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: Last week when I popped down to the Campanile to take some photos of the bells, I also took a photo of Strand Street where it runs under the freeways.  Don't think it's anybody's favorite part of town what with being covered by the freeways, having a bad reputation dating back some time for crime and having taxi's race up and down the whole time.  What does get me though … [Read more...] about Driving down Strand Street – Featured Blog

MayDay! – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: MayDay! by BrainStorms – Ed Lunnon's Blog: 9 years 8 months Ill | Mentally and physically: Deuce Canada burns in and around Ft McMurray in Alberta. It’s hard to believe that, this time last year, we were preparing for out trip to Kelowna, Vancouver and Calgary. This last week, the first in May 2016, saw us spend May Day weekend in St Francis Bay attending the Rishworths housewarming of their new house on the canals, and visiting … [Read more...] about MayDay! – Featured Blog

A ray of light in the mountains – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A ray of light in the mountains by The Firefly Photo Files: On my last trip to Cape Town I connected from Robertson to Grabouw via  a back road past Villiersdorp.  It was late afternoon and the sun was heading towards the mountain on my right hand side at a speed.  Suddenly it broke through the clouds and a sun ray reached down and touched the mountain side.  I pulled over as quickly as I could to grab a photo. … [Read more...] about A ray of light in the mountains – Featured Blog

Whatever our emotions tell us, not all whaling is the same – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Whatever our emotions tell us, not all whaling is the same by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: The pilot whale hunt is still largely unchanged for hundreds of years. EileenSanda, CC BY-SA In the mid-20th century pilot whaling still took place in many north Atlantic nations such as the US and Canada. Now, only the Faraoese have a dedicated pilot whale hunt, the grindadráp. Many of us don’t like the idea of […] Read more here: … [Read more...] about Whatever our emotions tell us, not all whaling is the same – Featured Blog

Skateboarders and Instagrammers unite – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Skateboarders and Instagrammers unite by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: The King's Beach Skateboarding Crew jointed the Port Elizabeth Instagram community for a fun couple of hours out in the city center a Sunday or two ago.  Other than a whole bunch of Instagram pictures being taken, the skateboarders also filmed their own video which I'm sharing with you today. Read more here: … [Read more...] about Skateboarders and Instagrammers unite – Featured Blog

Jenna & Jasson – East London – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Jenna & Jasson – East London by FullCircle Photography | Port Elizabeth and Garden Route wedding photographers: Last weekend we traveled to East London for Jenna & Jasson’s wedding.  What a wonderful couple – down-to-earth and so easy to work with.  We really enjoyed our day with them. Even their bridal party was super fun, with the guys having us all in stitches with their superhero poses! Here is a few of … [Read more...] about Jenna & Jasson – East London – Featured Blog

Sheilan House – Accommodation Port Alfred South Africa – Africa Travel Channel – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Sheilan House – Accommodation Port Alfred South Africa – Africa Travel Channel by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: A Port Alfred Dolphins video selected by Expert Tours: http://www.sheilanhouse.co.za The gentle elegance of Sheilan House, a luxury 4 Star guest house, provides all it’s guests with a unique experience of friendly hospitality with professional service and access to the very best in local activities in Port Alfred, South … [Read more...] about Sheilan House – Accommodation Port Alfred South Africa – Africa Travel Channel – Featured Blog

I don’t want to talk about the damn waitress… – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: I don’t want to talk about the damn waitress… by Keep Passing the Open Windows: But I have to, don’t I? If I don’t, someone might make the mistake of thinking that because I have white skin, that I must also be gleefully celebrating the financial boost she received after crying because That Bully of a Black Man decided not to tip her. We showed him! Didn’t we, white folks? We showed him. We showed him exactly how … [Read more...] about I don’t want to talk about the damn waitress… – Featured Blog

Image from page 225 of “Book of the Royal blue” (1897) – Great White Shark – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Image from page 225 of “Book of the Royal blue” (1897) – Great White Shark by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: Image from page 225 of “Book of the Royal blue” (1897) – more Great White Shark goodness curated by www.SardineRunPE.co.za Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: bookofroyalblue22balt Title: Book of the Royal blue Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Baltimore and Ohio railroad company. [from old catalog] … [Read more...] about Image from page 225 of “Book of the Royal blue” (1897) – Great White Shark – Featured Blog