> On Mar 28, 2021, at 12:35 AM, 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
That’s one day that you bloody well better have tatttooed onto your memory. > 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/51008775> Nice shots. I quite like the sign that says it is tradition for every visitor to buy this one thing. > <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.
