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Remembrance Day 2013 @ The War Memorial in Hermanus

Remembrance Day 2013 @ The War Memorial in Hermanus

Remembrance Day is held on the 11th of November each year, or on the second Sunday in November, usually nearest to the 11th.

The Remarkable Miss Ella Gordon

The Remarkable Miss Ella Gordon

The two horses pulling the farm wagon on which her coffin lay stepped out in time to the music of the Genadendal Brass Band, as she had taught them.  by Annalize Mouton

 

Cellular Telephony

Cellular Telephony

South Africa has an exceptionally well-developed communications infrastructure. A number of cell-phone providers and established landline phone networks.

Water

Water

Water:  All the water in the Cape Whale Coast is safe to drink. Various water bottling plants in the area also supply bottled water.

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity: 220/230 volts AC

Cypress Tea Garden to the Burgundy Restaurant

Cypress Tea Garden to the Burgundy Restaurant

John Louis built the first cottage in 1876 (on what is now Harbour Road) and then a second at right angles to it, facing the sea...

Medical Services

Medical Services

Tourists are advised to obtain medical insurance before leaving before leaving their country of origin as visitors are responsible for their own medical costs.

Seasons and Climates

Seasons and Climates

A mild Mediterranean climate makes The Cape Whale Coast an area for all seasons.  Average temperatures:  summer - 26 ˚C;  winter - 14 ˚C

SA Time Zone

SA Time Zone

Throughout the year, 2 hours in advance of Greenwich Mean Time, one hour in advance of Central European Winter Time and 7 hours of Eastern Standard Winter Time, U.S.A.

SA Money & Banks

SA Money & Banks

Most Banking groups are represented in the area. The majority of the groups have foreign exchange facilities.

Dangerpoint Lighthouse built was in 1895

Dangerpoint Lighthouse built was in 1895

After more than 20 ships had been wrecked off this treacherous stretch of Cape coastline, Danger Point Lighthouse was built in 1895 in order to alert shipping to the presence of Danger Point reef.

The Birkenhead Horses

The Birkenhead Horses

Various sources mention that between 9 and 30 horses boarded the Birkenhead at Simon’s Bay. When HMS Birkenhead struck the rock off Danger Point, the horses were cut free to give them a fair chance of surviving.

Birkenhead Drill - Women and Children First

Birkenhead Drill - Women and Children First

The sacrifice by the troops who stood fast on deck while the women and children were lowered into one of the only three available lifeboats...

Heroic HMS Birkenhead Sinks

Heroic HMS Birkenhead Sinks

HMS Birkenhead is one of South Africa's most famous shipwrecks.  On a clear night of 26 February 1852, she was wrecked on an uncharted reef off Danger Point...

 

Bientang

Bientang's Cave

This cave was named after Bientang; the last known Koi Strandloper to have lived in the cave. She lived here at the turn of the 19th century and is said to have disappeared mysteriously, no one knows what happened to her.

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