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A look arournd McDougalls Bay.
I spent yesterday afternoon and this morning walking round and talking to some folk in McDougalls Bay. Again everyone was friendly and prepared to go out of their way to help me. One guy even offered...
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Kleinzee – part 1
On Monday the 3rd, at the invitation of Gert Klopper – Public and Corporate Affairs Manager, De Beers, Namaqualand, I spent the the day at the diamond mining town of Kleinzee on the West Coast. I am...
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Visit to Nababeep and Okiep.
Two towns close to Springbok, that used to be part of my sales territory, are Nababeep and Okiep. Both are old copper mining towns that have now shut down all mining. I think the last mine to shut down...
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The Springbok Caravan Park
There are 2 caravan parks in Springbok. The one I mentioned in my first post here is the Kokerboom Motel and Caravan Park and the other is The Springbok Caravan Park. Both are situated just outside of...
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Strandfontein & Caravan Park.
The thing to understand about Strandfontein is that it is not a town but a holiday resort. I found it quite a strange place as a result of this. Nothing was quite real, it all seemed a bit false, too...
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Alexander Bay to Elands Bay – The Lows
I have been back in Cape Town for a week and had some time to think about my trip through the Richtersveld, Namaqualand and the West Coast. There are still so many more places that I want to visit on...
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Betty’s Bay.
Just a few km’s down the R44 from Pringle Bay is the village of Betty’s Bay which also lies in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. Only an hour’s drive from Cape Town, Betty’s Bay is a picturesque seaside...
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Hermanus 1
Hermanus was originally named Hermanuspieterfontein after an itinerant teacher from the 1830′s who grazed sheep near a fresh water spring in what is now Westcliff. Fishermen from Hawston started to...
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