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Saturday, 27 June 2009

See Saldanha

posted to: Reviews and Visitors' Perspectives, Western Cape
Saldanha Bay

Saldanha Bay

The sea­side town of Saldanha lies in the north­ern corner of the largest and deep­est bay in South Africa and is a bust­ling har­bour town with a thriv­ing fish­ing industry with fish, cray­fish, mus­sels, oysters and sea­weed. Any vis­itor tak­ing a walk amongst the fish­er­man when they bring in their catch is in for an impromptu les­son in local cul­ture. The banter amongst the fish­er­man goes on in regional speech with words and ges­tures that belong to the West Coast alone.

Many trav­el­ers have the impres­sion of vast, grey open spaces when they think of the West Coast, of a coun­try side that only blooms for a short period each spring ... Continued

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Article by: The Team @ SA-Venues
Friday, 12 September 2008

Take a Trip to Saldanha

posted to: Reviews and Visitors' Perspectives, Western Cape
Saldanha Bay

Saldanha Bay

The sea­side town of Saldanha lies in the north­ern corner of the largest and deep­est bay in South Africa and is a bust­ling har­bour town with a thriv­ing fish­ing industry with fish, cray­fish, mus­sels, oysters and sea­weed. Any vis­itor takes a walk amongst the fish­er­man when they bring in their catch is in for an impromptu les­son in local cul­ture. The banter amongst the fish­er­man goes on in regional speech with words and ges­tures that belong to the Cape West Coast alone.

Many trav­el­ers have the impres­sion of vast, grey open spaces when they think of the West Coast, of a coun­try side that only blooms for a short period each spring. This is true, but the West Coast is not about the cli­mate or the region; it's about the people. Their incred­ible sense of humour that allows them to laugh at them­selves and face adversity with the same cour­age and determ­in­a­tion as did their ancest­ors hun­dreds of years ago make the people of the West Coast as inter­est­ing and unique as the land­scape. Continued

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Article by: The Team @ SA-Venues