Last weekend we spend our time in Arniston also know as Waenhuiskrans in the Overberg. Main reason was we wanted to get away a couple of days from the Internet and just do nothing.
Therefore Arniston is the perfect place as you can not really do much there
Arniston inherited its name from the transport ship H.M.S. Arniston which ran aground here in 1815. 372 of the passengers on board went down with it, only 6 survived.
The village’s official name is Waenhuiskrans, named after a cave in the area which was big enough to house several ox-wagons in. It is the only town in South Africa with two official names.Continue Reading …













