Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Varswaterfontein..

The first drops falling; they make the rocks look like speckled eggs. This, Willie the guide, tells us is where the 420 survivors washed ashore, regrouped and found fresh water. They lived at Fransmanhoek for a few years before making their way on to Swellendam, then Cape Town and, eventually, France.

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