Africa in a nutshell: Surfing in Muizenberg

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Surfing in Muizenberg

Cheerz

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: great picture! must have been hard to catch a wave ;-); June 16, 2009 4:43 PM
Steve said...: Kyk's like the line-up is packed.
It's a bit of a Jock Spot, but if you can handle it. Itz Lakker!!!; June 28, 2009 7:29 PM

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.