Muizenberg, Cape Town : Muizenberg Cape Town

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Muizenberg Cape Town

This image will give you a rough idea on the size and length of the beach here in Muizenberg, as well why this beach is good for surfing. Those wave sets just keep on coming. The water is a tad dirty after the last few cold fronts.

3 comments:

Hilda said...: Oh wow, that's awesome!; June 29, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Timothy said...: Fantastic photo!; June 29, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Tash said...: Ok, that is really impressive! We've got good surfing spots here (my husband grew up surfing the area) but nothing like this.; July 4, 2008 at 8:17 AM

Interesting Muizenberg

- 1742 the Het Posthuys one of the oldest buildings in South Africa was built.
- 1795 The Battle of Muizenberg was a small but significant military affair that began and ended three months later with the (first) British occupation of the Cape.
- In 1882 the railway line, which for twenty years stopped at Wynberg, was extended to Muizenberg.
- 1895 the Muizenberg Municipality was established.
- 1902 Cecil John Rhodes bought as a holiday cottage and this was where he died.
- 1910 the library opened next to the Natale Labia
- 1911 the Muizenberg Post Office opened.
- 1913 a new railway station was built in Muizenberg.
- 1920 Boyes Drive was completed.