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Photos of Cape Town South Africa Area: Lambert's Bay

This is the eighteenth in a series of posts covering Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape region. Lamberts Bay is known for its long stretches of uninterrupted white beaches and abundant marine life which gathers in the cool blue waters. It began as a fishing village and this is still a major factor. Lamberts Bay is named after Admiral Lambert of the British Navy who did a marine survey of the bay between 1826 and 1840.  In 1887 Mr Stephan bought the commercial buildings and built the hotel in 1888

             

 

 

Photos of Cape Town South Africa Area: Wupperthal

This is the twentieth in a series of posts covering Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape region. Wupperthal has been a Moravian mission station since 1965. It is located near Clanwillima several hours north of Cape Town. The name derives from the Wupper River in Germany. Two German missionaries arrived in 1829 and started a settlement. The populated grew after slaves were freed in 1838.  Rooibos tea is now one of the main products. The village is reached through a dirt road over a series of hills.

                  

 

Photos of Cape Town South Africa Area: Sevilla Rock Art

This is the nineteenth in a series of posts covering Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape region. The Sevilla Rock Art area is accessed through the Traveller’s rest 34 km from Clanwilliam 240 km north of Cape Town. The art was created by the San several centuries ago. It is in the Cedarberg Mountains region. You can also see a giant termite hill below. 

           
       

 

Photos of Cape Town South Africa Area: Clanwilliam

This is the seventeenth in a series of posts covering Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape region. Clanwilliam is located 240 km north of Cape Town. It is a center of the rooibos tea industry. First stetted in 1725, the town was first known as Jan Disselsvalleij but was changed to Clanwilliam in 1814 by Sir John Cradock who named the town after his father-in-law, the Earl of Clanwilliam. Clanwilliam is one of the then oldest towns in South Africa. The Old Gaol seen below in the first picture is now used as a Museum. It was also used occasionally as a garrison during the Anglo Boer War. The nearby Cederberg Mountains are a major climbing area. 

                          





 

 

Photos of Cape Town South Africa Area: Hermanus

This is the sixteenth in a series of posts covering Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape region. Hermanus is south of Franschhoek and is famous for whale watching. The Southern Right whale spends a number of months in the area and you can easily see them from shore. They were mostly gone when we got there but a few remained and we could easily see them.  We also went sea kayaking with some seals. 

       

                 




 

Photos of Cape Town South Africa Area: Franschhoek Wine Region: Part Three – More Wineries

This is the fifteenth in a series of posts covering Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape region. The Franschhoek wine region is east of Cape Town and was settled by French Huguenots over 300 years ago and retains a French influence. I covered some wineries in my last post. Here are more and another lunch. 

                           

 

Photos of Cape Town South Africa Area: Franschhoek Wine Region: Part Two – Wineries

This is the fourteenth in a series of posts covering Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape region. The Franschhoek wine region is east of Cape Town and was settled by French Huguenots over 300 years ago and retains a French influence. I covered the town and the surrounding hills in my last post. In this one we look at some wineries. A few are from nearby Stellenbsoch. Many wineries have tours with free tasting and many offer lunch.  You can see some of our lunches below. 

     
            
          

Photos of Cape Town South Africa Area: Franschhoek Wine Region: Part One – Town and Hills

This is the thirteenth in a series of posts covering Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape region. The Franschhoek wine region was settled by French Huguenots over 300 years ago and retains a French influence. It considers itself the culinary capital of South Africa and the food is very good and reasonable. There are a couple of breakfasts at the end of the series. You can hike up above the town in the surrounding hills.