Archive for 2010

In the early morning hours of 4 August 1782, driven by a south-westerly gale, the 729 ton English East India Company vessel, the Grosvenor, reputed to be a “treasure ship”, went aground in a gully to the north-east of Tezani Stream on the coast of...

We came here not knowing what to expect and not knowing who we were going to be sharing a house with. On both accounts the experience was LOVELY! Each day has brought a new adventure and our volunteer coordinator’s skills and knowledge has opened up a whole new world for us. I cannot begin to say which day was a highlight as all of them are so different and life changing.

The farm Barville Park is situated just ten km east of Kariega Park. It was at Barville Park, in 1888, that my father was born in the historic, fortified homestead that still exists on the farm. His childhood years were all spent in the area. As a...