Mossel Bay Photos

Delfino's Restaurant at the Point. Good food and a great view.

The days are getting warmer and summer vacation is creeping closer.

A cloudy day at the Point.

View towards Mossel Bay from Island View with the hotel and apartment buildings at Diaz Beach and the Point in the background.

The view of the Outeniqua Mountains from Island View.

By Morne van der Berg (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 )], via Wikimedia Commons The annual Remembrance Day Parade takes place at the Point Cenotaph War Memorial. I will not be able to attend but hope to go there soon to take a few photos.

Close up of one of the wood carved art pieces on the wall of St Thomas Catholic Church.

On the walls inside St Thomas Catholic Church are  beautiful wood carved art pieces showing the story of Jesus on the cross.

This is the entrance to the Confessional. The French Missionary Fathers of Lyon took charge of the church in the 1870's.  A little school was built in 1885.  It was only one classroom and is now the confessional of the church.

This beautiful stained-glass window in St Thomas Catholic Church was installed in1924.  It was a gift from Father Mayer to the church.

This is the inside of St Thomas Catholic Church

  The beautiful wood roof trusses of the St Thomas Catholic Church was made by Father Haushahn. As a German Father Haushahn had to live a secluded life during the First World War. He used his time for carving and carpentry.

The first wing of this building was built in 1907 (right on photo) and the second wing was added in 1911 (left on photo). The Convent school was started after three Sisters of the Holy Cross came to Mossel Bay in 1904. While this building was built the Convent House was used as school.  The school grew quickly and to make more room the Sisters slept in the garret of the Convent House. The school was closed in 1968.

The building at 31 Marsh Street was built about 1877 and was used as presbytery for St Thomas Catholic Church from 1905 after the Convent House was turned into a school. The building was sold and is now “The Fynbos Shoppe and Coffee Shop”. The white part of the building is the Victorian Tea Room and was added in 2005.

Convent House was the first building erected for St Thomas Catholic Church. It was built in 1868 and was used as a chapel and presbytery. A lot of changes were made over the years. The building is now used by Magic Kids. The enterance gate with a cross was built in 1887 when Marsh Street was constructed.

On Saturday 20 October 2012 we went on an outing with the Mossel Bay Heritage Society. We visited the Masonic Lodge and St Thomas Catholic Church. I have previously posted pictures of the outside of the church. In the next few posts I am going to show you more of the Church and tell you a bit about its history

De Bakke is the third beach in Mossel Bay to receive Blue Flag Status. The beaches at Santos and Hartenbos received their flags in 2009 and De Bakke joined them for the 2012/2013 season.

Another photo taken last Wednesday when it was very windy.

De Bakke Beach on a cloudy day

The dredging vessel as seen from  De Bakke Beach on Saturday.

With a strong wind blowing on last Wednesday there was plenty of waves breaking on the rocks at the Point.

The last two weeks we had some rainy and windy weather in Mossel Bay. Here are some of the clouds as seen from the Point.

The Dredging Vessel busy working in the Mossel Bay Harbour last week.

The view of Mossel Bay over the trees from Hartenbos.

A close up of the flower of a Vygie plant in Hartenbos

Hundreds of Vygie plants on the dunes next to the ocean in Hartenbos. 

The camping sites for caravans and tents are right next to the ocean.   Just a short walk to go swimming and at night you can go to sleep with the sound of the waves in the background.

Together with camping sites the “Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuurvereniging (ATKV)” or Afrikaans Language and Cultural Society also has a lot of chalets in different sizes for people who don’t want to camp.   This is some of the smaller chalets that can be found close to the lagoon.

Hartenbos is a polular spot for camping  and thousands people from all over South Africa come to relax and enjoy the beach. 

One of the poems that can be found along the path in Hartenbos as part of the walking trail "’n Eeu se digkuns" or "A Century of Poetry".

This is another view of the path along the beach in Hartenbos with the Outeniqua Mountains in the distance.

When the path was build by the “Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuurvereniging (ATKV)” or Afrikaans Language and Cultural Society they added benches along the way to sit.   At each bench an Afrikaans poem about the ocean can be found.   The ATKV calls this path: “’n Eeu se digkuns”   or "A Century of Poetry".

Along the beach in Hartenbos there is a beautiful paved path to walk on.   The views from the path are great.   You can see the ocean, Mossel Bay and the Outeniqua Mountains. In this photo is the path and Mossel Bay.

  Along the beach in Hartenbos there is a beautiful paved path to walk on.   The path was build by the “Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuurvereniging (ATKV)” or Afrikaans Language and Cultural Society.

Hartenbos was established in 1936 when the “Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuurvereniging (ATKV)” or Afrikaans Language and Cultural Society purchased the farm and divided it into lots.

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny Sunday in Mossel Bay.   We went for a walk along the beach in Hartenbos. Hartenbos is a popular resort along the coast of the Western Cape.   It is about 10 km from Mossel Bay and is part of the Mossel Bay Municipality.  

The tower of the St Peter's Anglican Church. The church was built in 1878 and the tower was added in 1906. The spire is believed to be the tallest built entirely of stone in South Africa.