Exploring the West Coast - 240km

Paternoster
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Langebaan Lagoon
Page: 1 SALDANHA
...has a long, interesting maritime history dating back to 1601 when Dutch sailor Joris van Spilenberg sailed past the bay. Mistaking it for Aguada de Saldanha (‘the watering place of Saldanha’, after the Portuguese admiral António de Saldanha) – the earl ...

Crayfishing in Paternoster
Page: 2 VELDDRIF
Situated about 6 km upstream from the mouth of the Berg River, Velddrif has been an important fishing centre for over a century. The town is especially known for its bokkoms, a typical West Coast delicacy. Harders (mullet) caught in nets in the Berg River ...