Nice images. I love the cows in the road! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>*
On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 3:35 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 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.
