Jump back to the Garden Route 54 years ago! Then there was the Snack & Snort, a beer garden at The Royal Hotel. Oxen were still being used to pull felled trees. Your accommodation place could pack you crab for a picnic. No Thesen Islands development. No tarred road to Coney Glen. It was a world where nature was first, people second. Take a delightful Sunday journey back in time. Watch the whole thing (Herold’s Bay, George etc.) or jump to 14min 18 seconds where the section on Knysna begins. PS: Beautiful Carol reminds us that all of us were once young and sexy 🙂

Produced and filmed by William Smith, and starring Carol Malan and Pieter Snyman. Sound track re-recorded in 2010 by William (the original print was in very poor condition). Here’s a modern interview with Carol Malan: