The reader embarks on an incredible journey to the West Coast and the land beyond. Mamre, Darling, Langebaan and its lagoon, Saldanha, Hopefield, Paternoster, Aurora, St. Helena Bay, Elandsbaai, Leipoldtville, Graafwater, Lamberts Bay, Lutzville, Vanrhynsdorp, Calvinia, Upington, Springbok - each town tells its own fascinating story. Magnificent countryside, vineyards, wheat fields, spring-flower carpets, jagged mountains, tranquil rivers and lagoons keep him enthralled on the journey north. The fate and fortune of explorers,steadfast missionaries, gamblers, adventurers, politicians and soldiers is brought to life.