I did not really get alot of time to explore Port Elizabeth while there. We were stuck in the conference room from early morning till late afternoon. I can say from the little that I saw of the beach that it was a very beautiful spot. The beaches and water were immaculately clean. The Indian Ocean was noticeably warm as compared to the cold Atlantic on this side. Most of these pictures are from the west side of PE where you will also find the golf course, the university and most of the hotels aimed at travelers. We took a drive to the other side of town as well where one finds the urban centre, port, industrial district, and a low income community.

My old friend Sebastian has returned to Namibia for a quick three week visit. We could not resist a quick trip to the coast. It was good to hang out with the ole' kraut.



Did some quad biking on the dunes at dusk.




Checked out the new sights of Swakopmund.


Got up to no good....as usual!


Even conquered a ridge on the Sunday at the Spitskoppe.

Ill be in Port Elizabeth for the week attending a conference on institutional research. It will be a great opportunity to learn from the already established South African MI offices. Will be busy with work for the most part, but I hope to experience a little bit of the city and surrounding areas. Pictures should follow next week.

Port Elizabeth (English: Port Elizabeth; Xhosa: Ibhayi) is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, at 33°57′29″S, 25°36′00″E. The city, often shortened to "PE", and nicknamed "The Friendly City" or "The Windy City", is located on Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa.

Port Elizabeth was founded as a town in 1820 to house British settlers as a way of strengthening the border region between the Cape Colony and the warlike Xhosa tribe. It now has a population of 1 million and forms part of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality. The city is in a friendship partnership with the Swedish City of Gothenburg and is a sister city to the American cities of Jacksonville, Florida and Palm Desert, California. Source

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