Opportunity knocks

Situated halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth is the quaint town of Mossel Bay. Part of the Garden Route, it is the epitome of bustling seaside living. Mossel Bay is thriving with an economy built on farming, fishing, offshore gas, tourism and its commercial harbour. With so much happening, buyers are eyeing up Mossel Bay's many attractive properties. A brief history of the area This is the site where indigenous South Africans first welcomed European visitors. 'Mossel' translates to 'mussels' in Dutch and Afrikaans. It is believed Dutch explorer, Paulus van Caerden, named the bay to recognise the abundance of mussels that supplied his crew. As the site where human behaviour is thought to have emerged, Mossel Bay is so...