According to the locals, Lamberts Bay was proclaimed “the Diamond of the West Coast”. Apparently, this is due to its white beaches and moderate weather all year round. As far as we can establish, the locals did this proclamation themselves, so we are taking it with a bit of sea salt. I’m pretty sure there are a few other towns along the West Coast who also think of themselves as the “Diamond of the West Coast”.

Our first dirt-road was between Piketberg and Lamberts Bay. Thus the smile on my face as we arrived at Muisbosskerm.
But we are not here to eat potato salad. Ultimately all of the above are really minor details. The real reason why we are here is to devour braaied seafood. The reason of existence for a West Coast fishing village is seafood after all, and it is in ample supply in this town. On day three of the Braai4Heritage tour we braaied at the Muisbosskerm, which the owner Edward Turner quite rightly calls a West Coast heritage site. It was a seafood feast of note, including paella, White Stumpnose and obviously crayfish. Lamberts Bay hosts the annual crayfish festival and the locals should be happy that there are some crayfish left for that festival…