Tuesday, September 19, 2006

travel.iafrica.com | explore sa | eastern cape | sightseeing hotspots Beaches and beauties

THE SANDS @ ST FRANCIS Beaches and beauties - Richard HolmesSt. Francis Bay is easy to spot from a distance. As you leave the N2 and the dusty streets of Humansdorp behind, the trademark black-and-white roofs of this popular holiday town pop out of the horizon like a giant seaside chessboard along the stunning Eastern Cape coastline.While the town’s calm bays are a popular spot in the summer holidays, the protected beaches exist only in the shelter of the rocky points that are exposed to the full force of the Indian Ocean.Named for the Patron saint of sailors, one of the town’s main attractions is the wind-swept light house out at Seal Point, a rocky outcrop of land which has brought many a ship to grief.

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