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| Picturesque Arniston / Waenhuiskrans is best known for its 200-year old restored fishermens village, Kassiesbaai. This village is a national monument with quaint whitewashed, thatched cottages and has stolen the hearts of many an artist and photographer. The name Arniston/Waenhuiskrans is derived from the big sea cave (waenhuis = wagon house). The town is also called Arniston after the East Indiaman Arniston wrecked nearby in 1815 with a tragic loss of 372 lives. A statue of the four sons, who died in the tragedy, is housed in the shipwreck museum. The stone tablet is the original. A smaller replica, which can be seen on the rocks in front of the hotel at Arniston, looks out on the spot about 5km east where the ship sank. Good catches lure both boat and rock anglers. | |
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