Mossel Bay Photos

Another Mossel Bay video from Youtube  Video is by  Photos of Africa VR Safari This is not my video.   This video was shared on youtube by Photos of Africa VR Safari

Another video from Youtube Video is by  Elysium Productions This is not my video.   This video was shared on youtube by Elysium Productions.

The jungle gym at the Hartenbos Pretpark

There were also some rides for the little ones with a beautiful view of the ocean. (But I don't think the kids looked at the view.)

View of the harbour from the fesitval grounds at Santos Beach.

View from the festival ground

There were lots of rides to try at the Dias Festival. I rode on this train with my 2-year old son and is was lots of fun.

Food and other stalls under the trees at Santos.

Video of the Nuwe Graskoue Trapper's performance at the 2017 Dias Festival. This is not my video. it was posted on YouTube by Group Editors Read more about Nuwe Graskoue Trappers on   facebook.

The Nuwe Graskoue Trappers performing the "riel" at the Dias Festival. Read more on the Nuwe graskoue trappers on   facebook.

The Nuwe Graskoue Trappers performing the "riel" at the Dias Festival. Read more on the Nuwe Graskoue Trappers on   facebook.

The Dias festival annually flag jumps took place once again on 4 February. It took  experience and technique for  the skydiver, Henk van Wyk   to  put t he gaint South African flag, which weighs a massive 75kg,  safely on Santos Beach.   For more photo's see the Mossel Bay Advertiser

"In the spirit of “Where Cultures Meet” there will be something for everybody to enjoy at the 2017 Dias Festival – 529 years down the road of the landing of Dias’s fleet at Mossel Bay on 3 February 1488." From www.diasfees.co.za

" The Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias headed an expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa in the hope of finding a trade route to India.  Dias and his fleet eventually entered what he named Aguada de São Brás (Bay of  Saint Blaise ) - later renamed  Mossel Bay  after the abundance of mussels in the bay - on 3 February 1488. His landing will again be celebrated this year with the 2017 Dias Festival from 2 February 2017 to 5 February 2017." From www.diasfees.co.za

The empty pool of the Hartenbos Pretpark before the first visitors arrive.

The mini gholf course in the Hartenbos Pretpark Visit the  Hartenbos Seefront website  for more information

The slides of the "klouerpaleis" jungle gym at the Hartenbos Pretpark. Visit the  Hartenbos Seefront website  for more information

The pool at the Hartenbos Waterpark. Hartenbos Seefront Website

Although this video was posted in 2012 it is a very good video about the exhibits in the Dias Museum Complex. This is not my video.   This video was shared on YouTube.

I found this video of Mossel Bay from a drone on you tube. The video is by Ef Bee "This video is a tribute to Mossel Bay, my home town. The footage was shot with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone during early January 2016 while on holiday there." This is not my video.   This video was shared on youtube by Ef Bee.

Short history video about the arrival of Bartolomeu Dias in Mossel Bay and the replica caravel made for the 500th anniversary of his arrival. This is not my video.   This video was shared on youtube by Mossel Bay

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I did not post photo's during 2016.   Here is a photo of a beautiful sunrise taken from the stoep of our house in May 2016.

Swimming at the Point Paddling Pool early on a warm summers day.

Seagull at the Point

The Hartenbos waterpark has two slides. This water slide is for the little one's.   The water is not to fast and ends in a shallow pool.

The sign at the Mossel Bay Bowls Club and Tennis Club entrance to Harry Giddy Park. "The kiss of the sun for pardon The song of the bird for mirth One is nearer God's heart in a garden Than anywhere else on earth."

There are two mini golf courses at the new Hartenbos Fun Park. I haven't played yet but it looks like fun

The historic gates at the southern entrance of Harry Giddy Park were erected in 1903 to commemorate the Jubilee of the reign of Queen Victoria of Britain.

The Park was first laid out as Victoria Park in the grand English manner in 1887.  In the 1940’s it was extensively upgraded by Harry Giddy, after whom it was renamed.  

Dias named the fresh-water spring "Aguada de São Bras" (watering place of St Blaize). The spring is part of the Dias Museum Complex and it still flows today.

Last of the stained glass windows in the Dias Museum Complex.

Another stained glass window in the Dias Museum Complex.

Stained glass window in the Dias Museum Complex.

This is the Bartolomeu Dias,  an almost-exact, if slightly modernised, replica of the Portuguese caravel in the Dias Museum Complex. A   caravel  is a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship   developed in the 15th century by the Portuguese   to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean. More information on the Museum website .

The first building was built around 1830 by Alexander Munro from Scotland for £25. He operated a canteen on the premises where unruly seamen met. His son got the first permit to catch whales on the beach below. The front house is one of Mossel Bay’s national monuments. However, these buildings are not open to the public.  Information from the Dias Museum Website .

Statue of Dias in the Dias Museum Complex. More information on the Museum website .

This Milkwood tree in the Dias Museum Complex is considered to be over 500 years old. The Portuguese navigator Da Nova found a message in, or under a tree near the watering place in 1501 and this may well be the same tree. More information on the museum website .