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Alpine Bed and Breakfast
*It is the perfect place to stay for a weekend away, business stay-over or taking a break from your stressful city life. *Accommodation is offered in double and queen en-suite rooms. Each room features Basic DStv, a fridge, microwave, cutlery, an iron, ironing board on request, panel heater, ceiling fan, and WiFi internet access *There are plenty of attractions in the surrounding area to keep you busy including golf courses, squash and tennis courts, and horse riding. Or guests can enjoy visits to Tsitsa Falls, rock art sites, or any of the eight mountain passes in the area. Please book in advance
Area Info
The first inhabitants of the Maclear district were the San: correct spelling Xan with a click for the X. Many years later when the European settlers arrived, they called them the Bushmen. According to the Standard Encyclopedia for Southern Africa, they were a short, predominantly hunting and food-gathering people whose remnants today are only found in die Kalahari Desert
Archaeological remains indicate that they appeared 12,000 years ago in South Africa and specifically 5,000 years ago in the Maclear area. They were related to the Negroid branch of mankind and especially to the Sandawe of Tanzania in Central Africa
The San are small in stature and classed as being of pygmy size. Most notable of their stature is a hollowing of their backs, big buttocks and thighs. The abdomen was prominent, the skin folded and of a yellowish colour. Flat noses, small or no earlobes, small hands and feet. The hair is arranged in isolated tufts. They adjusted themselves to the circumstances where they lived. If game was abundant they hunted with bow and arrow. Otherwise, they gathered berries, roots or other food from the veld. If they stayed near the sea, they gathered seafood like oysters. In the Maclear area, game as well as food from the veld were plentiful.
They roamed through the rolling green hills and the rocky mountains and found shelter in the numerous caves. Plenty of firewood and numerous streams with clean and fresh water. They loved to paint under overhanging rocks and caves and in doing so left a record of themselves and how they lived
They did not marry. Child-bearing started early, commonly before the girl was old enough for her wisdom teeth to have erupted. According to their paintings they did not wear any clothes. The men were usually painted with a big and erect penis. A stick was pierced through the skin in die centre of the penis so that sexual intercourse could not be practiced freely and could be controlled.
Units and Rooms
Standard Room
Guests: 2
Room has: TV and Remote, Full DStv Decoder with card, electric kettle, cups, teaspoons, glasses, plate, side-plate, bowl, knifes & forks, electric mosquito vaporizer with refill. Emergency light, electric blanket, heater, fridge and fan. Bedding & towels.
Deluxe Room - Triple
Guests: 3
Room has: Aircon, TV and Remote, Full DStv, electric kettle, cups, teaspoons, glasses, plate, side-plate, bowl, knifes & forks, electric mosquito vaporizer with refill. Emergency light, electric blanket, heater, fridge and fan. Bedding & towels.
