https://youtu.be/DDLJcRhG1pM
Day 15 of South Africa’s extended lockdown. We make plans on how Port Elizabeth (the city named for love) will greet visitors to our fair shores once travel is ‘allowed’ again.
Read more: http://mype.co.za/new/10-reasons-to-visit-port-elizabeth/39948/2014/09/
Port Elizabeth was named by Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, the Acting Governor of the Cape Colony, who named it Port Elizabeth after his late wife, Elizabeth. The settlement named for love was christened Port Elizabeth in a ceremony on 6 June 1820 during the laying of the foundation stone of the first house owned by Captain Moresby of the Navy.
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Alan Straton
Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth.
Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
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