Whale skeleton

The KidZ admiring the skeleton of the last Southern Right Whale to be harpooned in Algoa Bay hanging in the Port Elizabeth Museum in Bayworld.

Dino at torchlight

Here's another picture from A Night at the Museum at Bayworld the other evening.  The Dino Park T-Rex seen in the torchlight of the KidZ.  A little bit scarier than seeing him during the day.

Port Elizabeth diver nearly swallowed by whale

Before the sardines travel up the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal coastline during the annual sardine run they have to gather somewhere in preparation for the migration.  That somewhere is off the coast of Port Elizabeth.  Local marine film maker and dive operator, Rainer Schimpf of Expert Tours is an expert on the sardine run and takes a lot of foreign visitors and film crews out to experience it off the PE coastline.  Rainer has taken some extraordinary footage of the sardine bait balls and the sharks, dolphins, whales, penguins and gannets feeding, but few of it gets close to the encounter he had with a Brydes Whale recently.

Which keg is the heaviest?

Bayworld is so full of childhood memories, one of them being the kegs in the shipwreck hall.  Three kegs each 20kg in weight but with the pulleys being the difference.  This means that they feel like they are different weights and the KidZ loved trying them out just like we did when we were kids.

Bayworld cut-out

A week or so ago the Friends of Bayworld hosted a hugely successful Night at the Museum at the Port Elizabeth Museum at Bayworld.  The place was packed to the bleachers and I don't think they ever expected in their wildest dreams that they will have such an overwhelming turnout.  I get to visit Bayworld fairly often for tourism purposes and it was great to take a walk around with the family for a change and share with them all the exhibits, some that has been there since my childhood days and bring back lots of memories.  One of these was the cut-out in the fashion hall with Chaos Boy snapping this picture of the rest of the family.  

The beautiful Donkin Reserve mosiac

It didn't take long for Route 67 to become a true Port Elizabeth icon and being situated on the equally iconic Donkin Reserve has become a must see to tourists visiting the city.  Even though the Voting Line and the Great Flag has become two of the most identifiable art pieces forming part of the route, the one that is photographed just as much is the Piazza Mosaic.  Covering 470 square meters the mosaic celebrates Port Elizabeth and the Eastern Cape's multi-culture, heritages, diverse histories and abundant fauna and flora.

Lone fisherman

A lone fisherman on the rocks during a hazy dusk out on the Wildside at Willows

Old time kitchen

My favorite part of the No 7 Castle Hill historical museum is the old kitchen.  It always reminds me of my grandmother who had a number of the implements in her kitchen.  It doesn't matter how many times I go there there is always something new to discover and showing kids around there is a wonderful experience as they just can't believe what some of the things got used for.

Colchester on Pasella

It's always nice to see Port Elizabeth and it's surrounds feature on television and amongst these programs is Pasella on SABC 2.  A week or so ago I posted the Geocaching in Port Elizabeth insert that I "starred" in and I decided to go and see which of the other PE related inserts I could find.  There are about 3 or 4 which I will post in the next few weeks and I think from there on I will find a PE related video once a week to show you.  These will range from other television inserts to promotional videos and more. 

The insert I'm posting today is one that was done about the Colchester area and includes things like the Sundays Rover Ferry, dune boarding and the Nanaga Farm Stall. Enjoy!

Enjoying the view

The best part of any walk or hike is enjoying the scenic views, like Cathy was doing here on the Flamingo Trail at Swartkops a little while ago.