It is not only us who appreciate what a wonderful place this is. For the third time in a row, Plett has been nominated for the World Travel Awards as one of Africa's leading beaches, alongside Bazaruto, Mozambique, Cape Town, Diani Beach in Kenya, Sharm El Sheik in Egypt and Zanzibar Island.
It appears that even in ancient times, Plett was considered an idyllic place to live. During excavations for extensions to a house in Turtle Creek, the owners were horrified when a skull was unearthed. The police were immediately called, but it was soon established that the skull and other bones found were archeological, rather than forensic in nature. They were carefully excavated and taken to Professor Alan Morris - Professor of Human Biology at the University of Cape Town, who established that the bones and skull belonged to a young girl in her late teens, probably buried between 1500 years ago. She was alone and buried in an upright, sitting position. This points to the fact that she was probably a forebear of the Khoikhoi, who buried their dead in a sitting position wrapped in a kaross.
On a lighter note, Plett is gearing up for it's own Masterchef type competition. Hosted by the local LM restaurant, "So You Think You Can Cook" will be a fun filled opportunity for local aspiring chefs to show off their signature dishes. The competition will run over a number of weeks, starting on 31st May and heading towards the nail biting finale on 7th September. The chief judge will be local resident, Paul Dean, well known chef and celebrated "foodie", and all the excitement will be recorded by our local press and radio station, MC90.3FM.
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