Port Elizabeth’s place in history

Port Elizabeth. It sounds old, like the kind of place you would go for a quiet time. It is part of the wider Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan area with nicknames like the friendly city, windy city or even Africa’s water sport capital; it is a fascinating destination in itself.
Forget the fast pace and clinical feel of Johannesburg, or the quietly posh look of South Africa’s other well-known city, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth has its own feel.
Landing here was not quite in the traditional way. Docking early in the morning by ship eager to get to shore and explore, or something pretty close, sounds almost like the characters from Robert Luis Stevenson’s book Treasure Island. Only there were no pirates here, just chaps eager to set foot on solid ground after a couple of days out at sea. Read more