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Dolphins Join PE’s 3 Beaches Challenge

It was an awesome day out in Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth yesterday for both the competitors who took part in the City Lodge Hotel Group “3 Beaches Challenge”…and for the dolphins who joined them! Photographer Dirk Erasmus was out in a rubber dingy to capture the day’s activities in this fairly new event […]

It was an awesome day out in Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth yesterday for both the competitors who took part in the City Lodge Hotel Group “3 Beaches Challenge”…and for the dolphins who joined them!

Port Elizabeth 3 Beaches Challenge - dolphins join in

Photographer Dirk Erasmus was out in a rubber dingy to capture the day’s activities in this fairly new event which was established in 2012.

Port Elizabeth 3 Beaches Challenge - dolphins join in

The Challenge, held along the PE beachfront, is open to teams and individuals with races for open water swimmers, ocean paddlers, lifesavers and runners.

Port Elizabeth 3 Beaches Challenge

The four-stage event included competitors swimming/paddling 3.5 km from Pollok Beach to Kings Beach, with transitions at Hobie Beach and Humewood Beach, before making their way back to Pollok Beach on foot.

Port Elizabeth 3 Beaches Challenge

Results can be seen herewww.zports.co.za

Port Elizabeth 3 Beaches Challenge
Port Elizabeth 3 Beaches Challenge

Thank you to Dirk Erasmus for the photos. To view more pics, please visit www.dirkerasmus.co.za.

Port Elizabeth 3 Beaches Challenge - dolphins join in