Guided Tours of the Historical South African West Coast
The City of Cape Town has re-opened the reserves which means that we will soon be able to take guided tours to the Battlefield and Blaauwberg Hill. At the moment the reserves and beaches are open to the public but the facilities are still closed …
A beautiful day in the battlefield was capped at the top of Blaauwberg Hill with stunning views of Table Mountain and Robben Island. The Hike with Adri, John, Theresa and Mariette was enhanced with glimpses of Grysbok and the elusive Red Hartebeeste in the reserve. …
Detailed explanation of the painting of Battle of Blaauwberg 1806
Old Groenkloof road through the Blaauwberg battlefield.
Trip to Elandsbaai radar station, and looking at the history of these WW2 structures.
On the 4th January 1806 the lookout stationed on Signal Hill spotted sails appearing over the horizon and immediately sent a message to General Jan Willem Janssens in Cape Town of the approaching flotilla. The fleet had been expected after two French ships, the Atlanta …
Spider Monkey Beetles in Blaauwberg NR
Blaauwberg Hill ephemeral pan
Advance of the 93rd Regiment at Battle of Blaauwberg 8th Jan 1806. Painting held at RHQ, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Stirling Museum.
Beautiful walk in rietvlei Nature Reserve
When taking my tours around the battlefield, one of the parts that always gets comments is when I explain the operation of loading and firing a muzzle loading musket. This involves a number of stages and from this comes a number of English idioms that …
