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Then and Now – Kings Beach kiddies slide – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Then and Now - Kings Beach kiddies slide by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: When we were small we often went to swim at the pools (both the pool by the Smartie Train and the kiddie slide pool) at Kings Beach.  I remember the day so well when I decided that I was big enough to go and  try out the "big" slide at McArthur's Pool.  The kiddies slide (and Smartie Train pool) closed down before I had kids so they never got to … [Read more...] about Then and Now – Kings Beach kiddies slide – Featured Blog

DJI Phantom: GoPro Hero 3 FPV flying over Rickenbacker’s Hobie Beach at sunset with time lapse

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A MyPE.co.za 'Hobie Beach' selected video for you: This is the stretch of beach alone the walk/jog/bicycle path I frequently exercise on. After Friday's walk, I took advantage of the mild winds and flew a battery on the Phantom just as the sun was setting behind city. My original intention was for sunset stills, a time lapse and then a few night skyline pictures (see these at the end of the video) when I remembered that I had the Phantom in the trunk of my car. This is … [Read more...] about DJI Phantom: GoPro Hero 3 FPV flying over Rickenbacker’s Hobie Beach at sunset with time lapse

Then and Now – The Beach Hotel – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Then and Now - The Beach Hotel by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: Yesterday morning Errol Somerville posted two old photos of the Beach Hotel on the Friendly City of Port Elizabeth Facebook group.  The first one dates from round about 1924, the year the hotel was built.  I went to have a look on the Beach Hotel's website to see if they had any history about the hotel on there and found the following:It is believed that the original … [Read more...] about Then and Now – The Beach Hotel – Featured Blog

PE Image – Port Elizabeth Beach

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This Summerstrand image is courtesy of Flickr. Click on the Flickr account holder below the photograph to see more. Port Elizabeth Beach Image by www.hickey-fry.com The beach and Indian Ocean at Port Elizabeth on the Garden Route. Eastern Cape, South Africa. Copies of my photos can be purchased as stretched canvases or glossy photo prints from my website. www.hickey-fry.com This image is automatically selected as it was published with this keyword/s relevant to Port Elizabeth: … [Read more...] about PE Image – Port Elizabeth Beach

New Year’s Eve party underway at Hobie Beach, Port Elizabeth

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A MyPE.co.za 'Hobie Beach' selected video for you: In Port Elizabeth the Annual Summer Season New Year's Eve party at Hobie Beach is underway. Festivities are also scheduled to take place at St. Georges in Motherwell with local groups expected to entertain those ushering in the new year. Abongile Dumako joins us now and he's in a party mood.. For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SABCNewsOnline?lang=en Like us on … [Read more...] about New Year’s Eve party underway at Hobie Beach, Port Elizabeth

Humewood Beach – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Humewood Beach by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: Humewood Beach is one of Port Elizabeth's premier beaches and is the oldest Blue Flag Beach in South Africa having received Blue Flag status from the first year of implementation.   Read more here: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo St Peter's Church ruins by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: Looking into the ruins of the St Peter's Church above the St Mary's Cemetery in South End Read more … [Read more...] about Humewood Beach – Featured Blog

SAMREC’s full moon beach walk. – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: SAMREC’s full moon beach walk. by Dempsey's Self Catering: What a delight to be part of the SAMREC full moon beach walk on Sunday 24th January. It was their first full moon beach walk event and they intend making it a monthly event. The participation fee per person supports the excellent rehabilitation efforts of SAMREC. It was a breezy and misty evening which caused havoc with the photography but it was still a most enjoyable beach … [Read more...] about SAMREC’s full moon beach walk. – Featured Blog

White horses at Pollok Beach – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: White horses at Pollok Beach by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: Standing at Pipe on Pollok Beach on a windy day there wasn't many of people (non actually) on the beach.  There were a lot of white horses coming ashore though. Read more here: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday … [Read more...] about White horses at Pollok Beach – Featured Blog

Shark warning flag out at Hobie Beach – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Shark warning flag out at Hobie Beach by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: I could not believe my eyes at about lunch time today when I spotted a post of Facebook about a shark warning flag flying at Hobie Beach.  I just had to go and look for myself.  Jip, there it was.  Fluttering on the breeze on this warm and muggy Tuesday afternoon.  I snapped a pic (obviously the one in this post) with my phone and headed for the pier … [Read more...] about Shark warning flag out at Hobie Beach – Featured Blog

Ironman African Championship at Hobie Beach in March 2015 – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Ironman African Championship at Hobie Beach in March 2015 by NMBT Blog: Diarise 29 March 2015 for a day of action-packed competition as the world’s superfit test their mettle in a tough triathlon (swim, cycle and run) course that makes the most of the scenic beauty of Port Elizabeth. The Standard Bank Ironman African Championship 2015 course starts with a one-lap 3.8km swim from the blue-flag Hobie Beach. … [Read more...] about Ironman African Championship at Hobie Beach in March 2015 – Featured Blog

Bluewater Bay beach aerial – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Bluewater Bay beach aerial by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: I was looking for a video for this week's Video Friday post and found this aerial drone footage of Bluewater Bay beach by Christopher Moodley of Epic Moovies on YouTube.  Bluewater Bay is probably Port Elizabeth's most underrated beach and this video shows how beautiful a stretch of white beach it is. Read more here: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo Wishing you all a … [Read more...] about Bluewater Bay beach aerial – Featured Blog

Geocaching at Shelly Beach – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Geocaching at Shelly Beach by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: One of the things I enjoy most about Geocaching is the fact that it takes you to interesting and beautiful places.  A good example is a cache I placed at Shelly Beach at Lauries Bay about 2 km along the beach from Kini Bay.  I took a walk down the coast from Kini Bay on New Year's Day to do some maintenance on the cache and took my camera with.  This is the view … [Read more...] about Geocaching at Shelly Beach – Featured Blog

Skatenerdstarmaps: Kenter Canyon Elementary with Eric Dressen – Hobie Beach

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Skatenerdstarmaps: Kenter Canyon Elementary with Eric Dressen: This first wave (later to become the Makaha and Hobie teams) initially began meeting up and riding down the hill in the parking lot of Palisades High School. Not long thereafter, in search of more “surf-like” terrain they then branched out to make the ... Hobie Beach - Read more on Transworld Skateboarding Paddler dies in St Francis Bay race: "Both persons were wearing life-jackets and were found hanging onto their upturned … [Read more...] about Skatenerdstarmaps: Kenter Canyon Elementary with Eric Dressen – Hobie Beach

Humewood Beach – a little while ago – Editors Pic

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This image is from the MyPE Editor's Flickr Account - offering some topical daily images from a phone smarter than Alan, occasional images from a DSLR and scanned images of Port Elizabeth as he wanders around the Bay pretending to know a lot and sometimes succeeding in making a complete hash of it! Humewood Beach - a little while ago Image by awstraton The slipway and repair yard at Humewood Beach. Note the ladies bathing booth and the children;s pool at the entrance of the present Happy … [Read more...] about Humewood Beach – a little while ago – Editors Pic