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DAY
25 - PILGRIMS REST, MAC-MAC FALLS
MONKEY INVASION IN OUR RESORT
20 July 2004
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Pilgrims Rest was
declared a gold field in 1873, soon after digger Alec "Wheelbarrow"
Patterson had found gold deposits in Pilgrim's Creek. The Valley proved to be
rich in gold and by the end of the year, there where about 1500 diggers working
in the area. As a result, Pilgrim's Rest became a social center of the diggings.
Mining was active until 1971 when Beta Mine was closed down.
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Special road sign: TAKE CARE, HIPPOS MIGHT CROSSING HERE |
Old hotel in Pligrims Rest |
Hotel maids have traditional dress |
Old post office |
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Typical hilly landscape |
Mac-Mac Falls was named after a Scottish gold miner. |
Banana and papaya |
Banana and papaya |
HAZYVIEW again
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Nice shop in Hazyview, with traditional motives |
Nice shops in Hazyview |
Interesting plant |
Vervet monkey invasion in Sanbonani Resort |
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Monkey running across the road |
Monkey on the roof of the Reception Building |
Nice flower |
Nice flower |
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Monkey at the car parking |
Another monkey |
Monkey at our house |
Resort guards were walking around day and night |
