RISE AND SHINE!

Get up nice and early.  Go for a stroll along Shark Rock Pier to watch sunrise over the Indian Ocean.  What a better way to start your day?

BE A VOLUNTEER

Sancobb (but you will probably still remember it as Samrec) is always looking for volunteers of any age to help with daily tasks caring for the penguins at the centre as well as to help protect our precious marine life.

A GIANT FLAG

Did you know that Port Elizabeth is home to the largest flag in South Africa?  Take a walk around The Donkin  and watch the giant flag of 12 meters by 8 meters, sitting on a 65 metre high pole, fly in the wind.   It has become a real landmark on the Port Elizabeth horizon.

TAKE A WALK

Take a walk on the Heritage Trail and visit 51 historic places around the old Hill area.  While on the trail you can marvel at 1820 Settler history and historical architecture.   Did you know that you can even meet a Queen in front of the public library?

FUN ON THE WILD SIDE

Stay clear of overcrowded beach and head for miles of unspoiled beach at Sardinia Bay.  It is perfect for long beach walks, playing on huge sand dunes until you are exhausted and the German Wurst Wagen.  You can even take your pet there if it is on a leash.

Also see the post Sardinia Bay.

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The morning was greyish but quite pleasant when we set off from home in St Georges Park. Our aim was to do a cache here, but on arrival was pleasantly surprised to see that the locals were out and about with dogs and children enjoying a sort of windless day – only a slight breeze tucking at my pants, so quite pleasant!

We walked up the dune and spent some time on top of it to admire the views and breathe in the fresh sea air.  Fantastic.  I must say our country must be one of the most beautiful places on earth that God has created!  Reluctantly we made our way back down a slow pace as we did not want to leave after having done the necessary observations for our geocache find.

Seeing that it was about lunch time we paid a visit to the Wurst Wagen which comes down to Sardinia Bay every Saturday morning to provide a bite to the locals.  The friendly owner served us a cheesegriller hotdog and a bockwurst hotdog at a reasonable price.  Must say for  “wagon” food it is quite tasty!  And for those of us with a sweet tooth there is apple crumble pie as well and some drinks to go with it too.

Thanks to geocaching I am exploring the lesser known places of my country box by box!

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