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Memory Project: My Photograph

Memory Project: My Photograph

In this framed photograph of me, I look to be about two years old.

The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter

The Wanderings Of An Elephant ...

I bought this for R10 at the second-hand book stall outside the Standard Bank in Hermanus one Saturday morning about 25 years ago.

Walking Trails in Gansbaai

Walking Trails In Gansbaai

Gansbaai will keep hiking fanatics busy for hours.

Stanford's Cove Villa
Walker Bay Klipgat Cave

Walker Bay Klipgat Cave

Come enjoy your stay at Aire Del Mar Guest House and visit Klipgat Cave. 

Injury on Gough Island

Injury On Gough Island

In contrast to John's, my right hand is hanging limp and relaxed, while his is cupped, as if he was holding something about the size of a cricket ball. The explanation for this is he was recoverin...

Prince Philip on Gough Island

Prince Philip On Gough Island

I took this photo of Gordon McIntyre at the dining table on Gough Island in 1981.

Birkenhead Boothengelklub was established in 1988

Birkenhead Boothengelklub Was ...

Birkenhead Boothengelklub was established in 1988 by a group of local Gansbaai boat anglers.

169th Birkenhead Commemoration Trip

169th Birkenhead Commemoration...

The Birkenhead Commemoration is an annual event that takes place in Gansbaai.

Untouched Beaches Gansbaai

Untouched Beaches Gansbaai

Cosily cocooned by sea and mountains, every residential area in Gansbaai has a beach on its doorstep. From the rocky outcrops of Walker Bay in the west to the epic dunes of Pearly Beach in the east, t...

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Memory Project: My Photograph

Memory Project: My Photograph

Ian Martin in Pearly Beach

In this framed photograph of me, I look to be about two years old.

The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter

The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter

Ian Martin in Pearly Beach

I bought this for R10 at the second-hand book stall outside the Standard Bank in Hermanus one Saturday morning about 25 years ago.

Walking Trails in Gansbaai

Walking Trails in Gansbaai

Stanford's Cove Villa

Gansbaai will keep hiking fanatics busy for hours.

Walker Bay Klipgat Cave

Walker Bay Klipgat Cave

Aire del Mar Guest House

Come enjoy your stay at Aire Del Mar Guest House and visit Klipgat Cave. 

Injury on Gough Island

Injury on Gough Island

Ian Martin in Pearly Beach

In contrast to John's, my right hand is hanging limp and relaxed, while his is cupped, as if he was holding something about the size of ...

Prince Philip on Gough Island

Prince Philip on Gough Island

Ian Martin in Pearly Beach

I took this photo of Gordon McIntyre at the dining table on Gough Island in 1981.

Birkenhead Boothengelklub was established in 1988

Birkenhead Boothengelklub was established ...

Birkenhead Boothengelklub

Birkenhead Boothengelklub was established in 1988 by a group of local Gansbaai boat anglers.

169th Birkenhead Commemoration Trip

169th Birkenhead Commemoration Trip

Gansbaai Tourism Bureau

The Birkenhead Commemoration is an annual event that takes place in Gansbaai.

Untouched Beaches Gansbaai

Untouched Beaches Gansbaai

Xplorio Headquarters

Cosily cocooned by sea and mountains, every residential area in Gansbaai has a beach on its doorstep. From the rocky outcrops of Walker Bay ...