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Oystercatcher Lodge- St Helena Bay Western Cape South Africa Bed and BreakfastJust a short journey from Cape Town, you will discover an exquisitely beautiful place called Shelley Point. Here you will find the Oystercatcher Lodge, an elegant villa literally on the beach. Honeymoon suite, swimming pool, whale watching, bird-watching and a 9-hole golf course within walking distance.
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Geography: Accessed by a minor road off the R45 from Vredenburg, St Helena is home to the largest bay on the west coast of Africa.
History: The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama sailed into the bay in 1497 somewhere near the mouth of the Berg River. He named it the Bay of Saint Helena in honour of the pious mother of the Emperor Constantine the Great. In 1969 the government of Portugal erected a granite monument to commemorate this event, which still stands on the shores of the bay between Sandy Point and Stompneus Bay.
Arts & Culture: St Helena is important culturally, owing to the fact that not only did Da Gama discover a sea route between the West and the Far East, but with his arrival, Africa was introduced to Christianity. The beach at St Helena Bay was the first place in southern Africa where the Pater Noster (Our Father) was said, and the village of Paternoster was named in honour of this event.
Science & Nature: The unique flora and the eerie granite outcrops found in St Helena Bay are the result of an interesting natural phenomenon that occurred during the Ice Age. It simply didn't arrive! As such the region has remained unchanged throughout the ages.
Entertainment: The West Coast Fossil Park offers students, school children and the general public an opportunity to have an on-site fossil experience. Otherwise, St Helena Bay is the ideal place to explore the West Coast, with activities like whale, dolphin and birdwatching being very popular.
Sport: St Helena Bay has a fabulous climate and is definitely a fisherman's paradise.
Did you know? The village is situated in such a way that it is the only place on the West Coast where you can watch the sun rise over the sea.
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