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The beacon at Cape Recife – Featured Blog

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Today’s posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger:

The beacon at Cape Recife:
Just inside the bay near the Cape Recife Lighthouse stands a beacon similar to the lolipop beacon at the intersection of Marine Drive and Admiralty Way.  The two beacons date back to before modern navigational technology came into use and showed the way for ships sailing into Algoa Bay.  Ships sailing along the coast from the west had to line up the two beacons before they could turn into the bay.  This ensured that they were well clear of Thunderbolt Reef at the point as well as the reefs inside the bay itself.
Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo.

A little PE footage from the 60’s:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tBfPkYiARHs?feature=player_embedded
While looking around YouTube in search of a video to post for this week’s Video Friday post I came across this one featuring video footage from the late 50’s and 60’s. Not a lot of vintage footage like this around.

Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo.

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