The path winds along the coast above the broad wave-cut platform and dramatic orange sandstone boulders that are so typical of this section of coast. The rock pools here are full of mussels, anemones and other marine life, and one will see birds such as the African black oystercatchers and the occasional seal right on the water’s edge. The walkway then continues round to the tidal pool and colourful,
Victorian-style beach huts at St James – here we stopped for very welcome cold drinks and muffins and a chance to rest before heading back. Some chose to stay at St James beach to enjoy the beautiful sunny day and some chose to walk back along Main Road (known as the Historical Mile), taking in the rather grand old buildings on the mountainside. These include the Venetian-style Natale Labia Museum and Rust en Vrede, designed by a former Muizenberg resident, the renowned architect, Sir Herbert Baker, and Het Posthuys which is the oldest building in South Africa.
Some chose to stay at St James beach to enjoy the beautiful sunny day and some chose to walk back along Main Road (known as the Historical Mile), taking in the rather grand old buildings on the mountainside. These include the Venetian-style Natale Labia Museum and Rust en Vrede, designed by a former Muizenberg resident, the renowned architect, Sir Herbert Baker, and Het Posthuys which is the oldest building in South Africa.
