Born Free? Fingers X!!!!!: WARTHOG SAUSAGES- Grahamstown & Xhosa tribe

Bill told us to get warthog sausages from Cannocks butchers while in Grahamstown- ask for Walter. They are delicious- like nothing else!!! We found it easily. It was an impressive butchers, huge shop with staff in spotless clothes & caps. Eventually Walter came out. I've never made Warthog sausages he said. Bill is having you on! So we got springbok instead.for the braii that night. A bit disappointed.

Grahamstown evolved once the Settlers realised that farming wasn't working for them. They weren't farmers anyway so took their skills, tracked across the hard terrain, encountered wild animals, and developed this village located in a horseshoe hollow with Bushmans river nearby. It is now a city with a cathedral, wide roads, beautiful trees and plants, Rhodes Universitu and some impressive private schools spread around the city.

The Early Settlers how did they trek in these clothes and this heat. It's 40 today

Up high on a hill looking down over the city is the monument built to commentate theEarly Settlers. The monument is an enormous theatre used by all. Such a great concept. The white building was a garrison with canons around the perimeter built by the Early Settlers.

What the Settlers didn't realise was that

Makana an Xhosa Chief had settlements nearby. In fact Makana, who was an Xhosa warrior, rallied his people to drive out the British Settlers. The Battle of Grahamstown in 1819. Had he won, it may have changed African history but he

either handed himself in for his people's sake or got captured but was sent to Robben Island. Tried to escape and drowned. The British people kept his death quiet for fear of uprisings. He is a prophet

The Xhosa people lived in Eastern Province happily having first fought off the Koisan tribe. It is the Koi's who have enormous bottoms,apparently they stored water in this area! So we were told!!

(Now you know Adrian!!!)

The Xhosas are a lovely race, kind and friendly. Bill said there has never been any apartheid in Leuwenbosch. His staff are all children of original staff. We worry for Leuwenbosch as they all adore Bill who isn't in the best of health.

They kept the evening braii a surprise. We didn't know where we'd be eating. It was amazing - long table lit with Tiley lamps, an enormous braii (fire pit) and candles all around a hidden area in the grounds. We had our springbok sausages and to prove a point, Rose, Bills wife, found some warthog sausages in her freezer. They were delicious, met expectations too. Bill was so upset that Walter said he didn't make them but we think he didn't make them for the public only when Bill supplied the warthogs!!