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Rugby….rugby….all rugby fans descend onto PE this weekend for the Rugby match that will see the Springbok against the All Blacks. This should be an exciting game! It has been 41 years since the All Blacks have been in town. The match will take place in the city’s new and beautiful Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, . . . →Read More:Rubgy fever in Port Elizabeth St Croix Island is the largest of 3 islands located in Algoa Bay,some 3.9km from the shore of Port Elizabeth. The 12ha Island is rocky with very little vegetation. Two old stone buildings are still remaining,used in the past by guano collectors and currently as shelter by researchers. A wooden cross replica can . . . →Read More:Did you know –St Croix Island The Billabong Pro J-Bay 2011 scheduled for 14-24 July will take place at the internationally renowned Supertubes surf break in Jeffreys Bay,80km from Port Elizabeth. This is the only African field and the 4th out of a series of 11 making up the 2011 ASP World Tour,which will crown the annual ASP World Surfing Champion,from amongst the world’s top 34 ranked . . . →Read More:Billabong Pro J-Bay 2011 (14-24 July) The Eastern Cape’s fastest growing festival is turning ten this year and is celebrating …wildstyle !! Do not miss the 2011 ABSA Kirkwood Wildsfees,from 1st July to 3 July: it is raising the bar on its winning recipe of wild activities,including live performances by top South African artists,a wine,jazz and gourmet . . . →Read More:Kirkwood Wildsfees:1-3 July The divefest 2011 has come and gone….the first one that suffered from bad bad weather…with the added effects of a full moon and winter solstice…Nevertheless,a great atmosphere…in a great spot that is Noordhoek Ski-Boat Club (wwwnsbcpe.co.za) . . . →Read More:Dive festival 2011 The season for the “Sardine run”has begun! Check this video for amazing footage taken off Cape Receife in Algoa Bay,Port Elizabeth. Pollock Beach –Summerstrand –Port Elizabeth –May 2011 –spring again…after the rains Divers leaving Hobie beach and dolphins –May 2011 Divers on their way to a Bell-buoy dive –Bird rock/Summerstrand –May 2011 Pollock Beach –Summerstrand –Port Elizabeth –Autumn 2011 –May Pollock . . . →Read More:May in Port Elizabeth…a spring feeling African penguins in Algoa Bay,Port Elizabeth,residing on St Croix Island in the bay:their number has dropped from 50 000 in 2004 to 20 000 in 2011…:-( Greater Crested Terns, or Swift Terns,(Thalasseus bergii),at the Sunday’s River mouth,45 km from Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape,announcing the arrival of winter. There are an estimated 6,336 breeding pairs in South Africa and up to 1,682 pairs in Namibia. They also breed around the Indian Ocean to tje central Pacific and Australial. This species can . . . →Read More:Greater Crested Terns |   |   | ||
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