Every day I religiously look at Firefly's Port Elizabeth Daily Photo blog. I love the pictures of PE and often while sitting here at my desk looking at the pictures I can smell that sea breeze and feel the wind. It's been 26 years since I've seen the town where I was born and where I grew up and unfortunately it looks like it will be a few more years before I can get there. Yesterday Firefly posted this picture, and the memories came rushing back.
I grew up at 35 Mill Park Road and this bench was where I sat contemplating, year after year, overlooking the valley and the houses. In matric, blackavrilo and I would walk down here every evening for a quiet smoke (hope my mother isn't reading this). The night before I left for Israel for good, I sat on this bench with Paul as we struggled through a bottle of Southern Comfort (which I can't stomach to this day). I am so glad this bench is still there, it's amazing but the view does not seem to have changed much.
Thanks Firefly, you do excellent work.
Ham Close Road Closed
20 hours ago
1 comment:
What a lovely picture and wonderful memory from the good old innocent days, the bench and the view have not changed at all - its only us that have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Avril
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