A little bit of this and a little bit of that in PE

Grandpa and Grandma have had a very eventful week here in Port Elizabeth. The last two days we spent travelling around the city, taking in sites including the museums and restaurants.



Yesterday (Wednesday)I spent the morning at work and Grandpa and Grandma walked to The Boardwalk to do some shopping. After I worked a halfday, we went to Blue Waters Cafe for lunch. Blue Waters is right on the ocean, and our table looked out over the blue ocean water and the pier. Grandpa had calamari and chips, Grandma had a spinach and feta tramezzini and chips, and I had camembert chicken with cranberry sauce, vegetables and rice.



After lunch we walked out on the pier, which extends at least a couple hundred feet out over the ocean. The sun was out yesterday and really intensified the blue green colors of the water. We really got a kick out of watching the 25 or so school kids just having a blast down in the water next to the pier. These kids were just having a riot of a time, totally energized by the splashing, (probably really cold), Indian Ocean waves!



Upon leaving the pier, we went to The Nelson Mandela Art Museum, which is housed in two buildings. In the first building was an entrance statue of a woman made from recycled VW metal. The exhibit on this museum was beadwork, which was really intricate and beautiful. The second building was paintings, an exhibit of architecture prints and a video piece. The evening was spent napping and playing cribbage.



Today, after I worked a halfday, we had lunch at The Boardwalk. We ate at the Indian cuisine restaurant. We went there knowing we were going for the bunny chow experience. Bunny chow is curry stuffed in a (large) quarter loaf of french bread. Grandpa had a mutton (lamb) bunny, and Grandma and I had chicken bunnys. Dessert was soft serve ice cream.



After lunch, we went to the Castle Hill Museum, an 1800's era home in the Central city area. The home was well preserved and had a lot of interesting artifacts to look at. I enjoyed the quilt that had approximately 6,000 octagon fabric pieces in it. I also enjoyed the needlepoint that was made from fish scales, as well as the metal wire needlepoint.



After the Castle Hill Museum, Grandma and I went to the beach and collected shells and laid on the beach. The wind was strong and the surf was really large. The waves really had a tranquilizing effect, the way they were rolling in, with the wind blowing against them, creating a white back spray off the rolling wave.



After the beach, we spent the evening hanging out at the B&B, enjoying the last night at the PE Conifer B&B. Grandma and I played cribbage, with Grandma skunking me twice! The cards were just not dealt in my favor tonight! Tomorrow morning we hit the road for Capetown. We will spend 2-3 days driving on the Garden Route, and will arrive in Capetown on Sunday or Monday. I look forward to reporting back safe travels and exciting sites. Cheers until then!