HISTORY HOW TIME FLOWS

A vast number of streams and springs flow from this enormous mountain. They provided local inhabitants and wildlife with sustenance for eons, then the 1652 arrival of Dutch colonists marked the beginning of rapid change. It began with the erection of a fort at a river mouth flowing from what is now known as Platteklip Gorge. Named the Varsche Rivier, it was from here that a growing number of passing ships took