That’s a very interesting place with a good story. Nice to see it when there are few tourists around.
The Edwardian postbox is particularly interesting. Was it there during the Edwardian period or has it been added later, for the sake of local colour? > On 28 Mar 2021, at 08:35, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157718802023377/with/51008775 > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157718802023377/with/51008775925/> > > K5 & DA 18-55 WR except the bridge with the HD 55-300. > > Alan C > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157718802023377/with/51008775925/> > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
