Mossel Bay Photos

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.