4 DEL AGO A BAY. 



then with the first rains all was again covered 

 up by grass and weeds, and has since re- 

 mained so. 



It is about a mile and a half from the town 

 to the top of the hill, and as the ground is 

 composed of loose sand, the walk is rather 

 troublesome and fatiguing. The view from the 

 top, however, amply repays one fur the un- 

 pleasant walk, and I am glad to say my pretty 

 cottage commands one of the finest views. The 

 town certainly looks its best when seen from 

 above. Then the lovely Bay itself, the water 

 generally perfectly still, and of a deep blue, 

 small fishing-boats dotted about, and occasion- 

 ally sailing-ships and the monthly mail-steamer, 

 the opposite green wooded country of Tembe, 

 with its yellow, sandy shore, and the distant 

 range of the Lebombo mountains, especially 

 when these are brought into relief by the setting- 

 sun, make altogether a most delicious picture. 



The Bay is decidedly the finest seaport in 

 South Africa, and as even at low water there is 

 never less than twelve or fourteen feet of water 



