Get in on the post-lockdown great escape to SA’s ‘adventure capital’
South Africans finally have some choice when it comes to getting away, and where better than Mossel Bay?
16 March 2021 - 20:15
On the night of March 24 1944, one of the largest and most daring escape attempts took place. It was World War 2 and more than 200 Allied soldiers made a pact to escape the German prison of war camp, Stalag Luft III. They dug three massive tunnels named Tom, Dick and Harry, hoping one of them would lead to their freedom – and indeed, one of them (Harry) did. Seventy-six people were able to escape, but only three managed to evade capture...
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