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Schoenmakerskop Fortress Observation Post – PE’s Unique World War II Buildings

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https://youtu.be/qkBjPawqxLM As a young child I remember stopping next to the Walmer Township, during a Sunday Drive with my parents, to browse the hundreds of ancient glass bottles for sale and then driving down Victoria Drive to stop at the Monkey Tree before hitting the Schoenmakerskop Wild Side to play in the rock pools. At the Monkey Tree Picnic Spot one was always guaranteed to spot vervet monkeys in the massive invasive Black Wattle trees. The Black Wattle's were originally planted … [Read more...] about Schoenmakerskop Fortress Observation Post – PE’s Unique World War II Buildings

Water Supply Disruption – Schoenmakerskop and Marine Drive Area

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The Re-Solve / EAS Joint Venture were appointed by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to undertake a Water Loss Programme which is assisting the Metro in reducing the water losses in the municipal pipe network. It is our intention to shut the water supply on Wednesday the 11th of July 2018. The reason of the shutdown is to determine the network reliability and integrity as part of our scope of work in terms of the Water Loss Programme. The water supply will be disrupted between 10h00 and … [Read more...] about Water Supply Disruption – Schoenmakerskop and Marine Drive Area

An enchanting meander along Retha’s Trail, Schoenmakerskop. – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: An enchanting meander along Retha’s Trail, Schoenmakerskop.: Two years ago I photographed Retha’s Trail and intended sharing but kept on forgetting. The title of the post then was “Retha’s Trail, the best kept secret in Port Elizabeth.” I can no longer use this title,  the secret is out, many people have since been visiting the trail and talking about the trail. Schoenmakerskop resident Retha, created and … [Read more...] about An enchanting meander along Retha’s Trail, Schoenmakerskop. – Featured Blog

Sacramento Trail – #MustSeeinPE

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The Sacramento is a popular 8 km round trip coastal walk through the Schoenmakerskop-Sardinia Bay Nature Reserve and is accessed by traveling along Sardinia Bay Road. The trail is suitable for moderately fit persons who are advised to walk in a group, wear stout shoes, take a sun hat and drinking water. Dogs are permitted on the lower (coastline) part of the trail. The area offers attractive seascapes, landscapes and, depending on the season, some remarkable displays of dune vegetation and … [Read more...] about Sacramento Trail – #MustSeeinPE

‘Aircraft Crash’ leads to rescue of 4 men off capsized fishing boat

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Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said; "At 09h02 on Thursday 7 June, NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a small fixed wing light aircraft crashed into the sea approximately 1.5 nautical miles off-shore between The Willows and Schoenmakerskop, approximately 18 nautical miles West of the Port Elizabeth harbour. "Our NSRI volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft and a full Emergency Services response was … [Read more...] about ‘Aircraft Crash’ leads to rescue of 4 men off capsized fishing boat

Killer Whales in Port Elizabeth

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I saw my first group of killer whales near Bird Island in Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth on 20 February 1999. It was a group of four (three adults and a calf) spotted near a Bryde's whale. They had captured a baby bottlenose dolphin and were "flicking" it to each other using their large flippers. The cries of the baby dolphin were quite unnerving but still necessary for this top predator's survival. In this case the killer whales were honing their skills just like when a cat plays with a mouse. Since … [Read more...] about Killer Whales in Port Elizabeth