We are enjoying ouselves at Crystal Spring's Mountain Resort about 200Km
S of Phalaborwa. Quite a drop in temperature at 2000m. Yesterday was my
wife's (Rev. Ann's) birthday & our Wedding Anniversary so we went to the
nearby Historic Museum Town, Pilgrim's Rest, for Lunch. The Town has its
origins in a gold rush in 1878 & was soon inhabited by hordes of
Delvers. All the buildings were of wood & corrugated iron constuction.
The town gets its name from a Delver known as The Pilgrim who found a
huge nugget & declared that "The Pilgrim can now rest". The town is now
preserved as a Historical Monument. If you would like to read the
history of Pilgrim's Rest, go here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim%27s_Rest,_South_Africa
The 12 images in this album give some idea of the ambience of the place.
The descriptions are on the images. Normally there is a continual
stream of tour buses bringing in masses of tourists every day but they
have dried up because of Covid & the Tourist Traps are struggling to
stay afloat.
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K5 & DA 18-55 WR except the bridge with the HD 55-300.
Alan C
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