The Old Whaling Station at Stoney Point, Betty’s Bay

The Old Whaling Station at Stoney Point, Betty’s Bay

Situated in Betty’s Bay and close to the Stony Point Penguin Colony, lies a site that was once a place of terrible cruelty and devastation, the Waaygat Whaling Station.

The History of Fisherhaven

The History of Fisherhaven

In 1674

the kraal of Captain Klaas/Dorha is recorded just west of the Bot River. The Hesseque people frequently camped on the banks of the Bot River and watered their cattle. They called the river Gouga, meaning “much butter”, which was then translated by the early travellers into Botter and later shortened to Bot. The old Mill in the village of Bot River is the location of the cattle trading post, where VOC obtained cattle from the Khoekhoe.

Hermanus had thirteen Hotels in the golden and olden days.

List of the Hotels and their locations in and around Hermanus, South Africa. Quite amazing that Hermanus hosted so many hotels when it was just a little fishing village.  One of the reasons could perhaps have been just that — the tranquillity of the place that people flocked to and the abundance of fish in the bay. 

Hermanus had thirteen Hotels in the golden and olden days.

Two sparrows on the Humblest Coin in South Africa

Two sparrows on the Humblest Coin in South Africa

Genadendal - A small village with a mission in South Africa

Genadendal translated to English and known as Valley of Grace and was established in 1738 by George Schmidt, a German Missionary, sent by the United Brethren (Moravian Church) to preach the gospel to the Khoi.



Genadendal - A small village with a mission in South Africa

Hermanus, a popular a seaside village

Nestled between lush green mountains and the turquoise ocean close to the southern tip of Africa lies the magnificent village of Hermanus. This is the wine and whales heartland of the beautiful Cape, home to migrating Southern Right Whales and where splendid wines are grown. Here breath-taking scenery, warm hospitality, world class whale watching and the finest wines all combine to create lasting memories.

Hermanus, a popular a seaside village

Local Hermanus fisherman, Bill Selkirk, caught the world’s biggest man-eating shark with a rod and reel in 1922

The story of a Local Hermanus fisherman, Bill Selkirk, caught the world’s biggest man-eating shark ( 2,176 lbs (967 kg) with a rod and reel in 1922 in Hermanus

Local Hermanus fisherman, Bill Selkirk, caught the world’s biggest man-eating shark with a rod and reel in 1922