The Strandveld : Africa's Foot of Isolation By Marius Diemont
The Strandveld : Africa's Foot of Isolation By Marius Diemont
Hardcover
ISBN 9780620476652
Publisher: Penstock Publishing 2010
Condition: Very Good+. The original boards without a DJ and pictorial laminated boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn/bumped. This book was read and enjoyed but is still overall good. The book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Inscribed on the 2nd front page.
This authoritative history of the Strandveld reads like a thriller, filled with the adventures of its pioneers and the gripping tales of its shipwrecks. Topics include tales of shipwrecks, local farms and forebears, plants and birds of the region, the whales and wines and the lighthouse at Agulhas.
The Strandveld, not to be confused with the West Coast's Sandveldg is generally accepted to be the coastal region from Cape Infanta at the mouth of the Breede River the mouth of the Klein River, near Hermanus. Its eastern sector} through part of which the spectacular Whale Trail meanders, is a nature and marine re- serve controlled by Cape Nature Conservation. From the west of Koppie Alleen, where the Whale 'frail ends, almost as far as Arniston, some 30 km away, the coast and abutting land are owned by Armscor, for use as a missile testing range. From just beyond Arniston to near Struisbaai, 20km to the west, including the mouth of the Heuningnes River, a haven of tranquility, Cape Nature Conservation is again the custodian, as is the case for several other substantial Strandveld sectors all the way to Hermanus. The principal towns and resorts of the Strandveld are Bredasdorp, Napier, Arniston, Struisbaai, Agulhas, Elim, Pearly Beach, Kleinbaai, Gansbaai, Die Kelders and Stanford. The Strandveld is remote and largely unspoiled. Its history of pioneers and shipwrecks is fascinating and its people colourful. I have been privileged to have known much of that coast for more than 50 years and 1 have a deep attachment for its isolation and splendour,
