Mossel Bay, South Africa (spelt Mosselbaai in Afrikaans) lies along the Indian Ocean, east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of Humansdorp. Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Diaz arrived here on February 3, 1488, thus proving to his sponsors that Africa had a southern tip; making it theoretically possible to sail from Europe to India. Originally called by Diaz Aguada de Sào Bras ("Bay of St. Blaize"), the village/harbour was renamed Mossel Bay ("Bay of Mussels") in 1601 by Dutch navigator Paulus van Caerden, as he found the bay to be abundant with mussels.
Historical milestones
First meeting ever between inhabitants of Europe and Africa on Southern African soil (Diaz, 1488, encountering the ancient Khoi-San people)
First trading between inhabitants of Europe and Africa on Southern African soil (Vasco da Gama, 1497, trading with the local Khoi-San tribe)
MosselBay, a colourful hillside town and port lies on the sloping promontory of Cape St Blaze, overlooking the spacious bay with a backdrop of the Outeniqua range.
MosselBay the resort is best known by the Karoo farmers and their families; year after year in the summer season they return to the expansive beaches, gently sloping and safe for bathing.
MosselBay remains famous for its mussels and its oysters and some of the biggest catches of tunny and fl marlin are made on this coastline.
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