{"id":1865,"date":"2016-02-09T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T12:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2018-02-17T21:09:48","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T19:09:48","slug":"st-anthonys-bushmans-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/st-anthonys-bushmans-river\/","title":{"rendered":"ST ANTHONY&#8217;S, BUSHMAN&#8217;S RIVER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">St Anthony\u2019s Cathlolic Church with its green roof sloping down to almost ground level is tucked away in the sleepy holiday village of Bushman\u2019s River Mouth. \u00a0 In the church grounds there is a beautiful Wild Fig tree providing generous shade in the hot African sun. The church is small and can seat about 150-200 people however large crowds of people are apparently overflowing the church and crowding the doorways during Easter and the summer holidays.\u00a0 But today with all the holiday makers back to the grinding stone there was nobody in sight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1866\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DIverse 028\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-028-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-028-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-028-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-028-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-028-190x143.jpg 190w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-028-60x45.jpg 60w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-028-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">St Anthony, a Portuguese Catholic priest born in 1195, is often depicted holding the infant Jesus, a book or a\u00a0lily. He is the patron saint of mariners, fisherman, elderly people, poor people, shipwrecks and travellers. I think these attributes are very fitting also for the village of Bushamn\u2019s River.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1867\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-026.1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"DIverse 026.1\" width=\"416\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-026.1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-026.1-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-026.1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-026.1-143x190.jpg 143w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-026.1-60x80.jpg 60w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DIverse-026.1-251x335.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is yet again one of those unexpected discoveries thanks to geocaching that forced me to make a detour into the village.\u00a0 Love to explore all the hidden gems of my own country!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Anthony\u2019s Cathlolic Church with its green roof sloping down to almost ground level is tucked away in the sleepy holiday village of Bushman\u2019s River Mouth. \u00a0 In the church grounds there is a beautiful Wild Fig tree providing generous shade in the hot African sun. 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