The Eastern Cape coastline is characterized by forests and thick vegetation with wide and unspoiled beaches and towering sandunes. The lagoons provide many hours of fun and safe bathing and are a fisherman's delight, providing both sand prawns for bait and fish to catch
I will lead you with pictures, as an introduction to the mysterious and wild beauty of the famous (or Infamous) Cove Rock. A series I will post from next week
The road to the beach. . .
This sandune I took the photo from is about 60 meters (190 feet) high
It's a great viewpoint for watching the whales and seabirds in their thousands diving for sardines - in season - and the ships sailing down the coast to Port Elizabeth which has a large harbor serving a number of major car manufactures
The lagoon's water in this picture is still in flood, but has lowered substantially to what it was at its peak some twenty four hours earlier
The rains that flooded a large area of our country, for almost two days totally changed the face of the lagoon. It not only leveled a massive sandune on one bank, but divided the single flow of inland water into two separate rivers!
A panoramic shot showing the majestic Cove Rock, in the distance
Remember I will be featuring this wild and beautiful landmark which is steeped in tribal superstitions and traditions. It was the rock which was used to kill a nations cattle by driving them off its summit to drown in the sea. An action, during the 18th century which was brought about by their own witch doctor!
Most of the nation starved to death!
This pebble is also part of the rock!
The foot of the rock
The Rock is a type of sandstone weathered into fantastic shapes by the action of sea, sand and wind
The LORDS etchings I call them!
More to follow next week . . .