Pete has recently been given a promotion to Procurement Lead for a job in Port Elizabeth (PE), so we will be moving there from 1 March 2009.
We will be sad to leave all of our friends and the city lifestyle of Joburg behind, however we are also embracing the sea change! With a baby on the way soon, combined with living by the coast and the promotion for Pete it was too good an opportunity to refuse. Pete was previously working as a Contract Administrator for a different job in PE (the Port of Ngqura), so luckily he has already made good friends with some work colleagues who live there.
PE, also known as the 'friendly city' or 'windy city', is located on the south-eastern coast in the Eastern Cape Province. With a latitude almost identical to Sydney, it boosts a sub tropical climate year-round. PE is primarily an industrial city housing the South African motor vehicle industry and one of the largest sea ports in Southern Africa. Having said that, just south of the CBD is a beautiful stretch of coastline with a walking track that hugs the coast for kilometres.
It is also the gateway to exploring the Garden Route and surrounding hinterland. We are excited about the new weekend exploring that we can do (well... at least until the baby arrives in June!).
Stay tuned!