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the spirit of water • magda minguzzi
• Fig.74 Senior lecturer of the School of Architecture Donald Flint with the students during the site survey in Cape Recife next page Fig.75 Graphic representation of the survey with theodolite carried out in Cape Recife
Oyster Bay The fish traps at Oyster Bay were surveyed using the same method of theodolites and drones developed at Cape Recife. The site can be reached by walking along the coast coming from the west. Access from the east is impractical owing to sharp and irregular rocks. The other option for reaching the site is by traversing the dunes, covered by a thick forest of spiky fynbos which are now private property. With the help of a local guide, who secured permits and transported us in a 4x4 vehicle, we were able to visit the site by crossing this private property. We first visited this site on 25/11/2017 with Chief Thomas Augustus and the survey with the students took place on 3 and 4 March 2018 during spring tide. We also visited the site a month before the survey (11/02/2018) using the coastal route with Ernst Struwig and the Vosloo family. This visit was important for the purpose of studying the site more closely and deciding whether to use this path with the students. This option was dismissed because it would have taken far too long and would have been exhausting to carry the measuring equipment necessary for the survey. The site is located at a place where the coast pulls back forming a type of recess and, thanks to the fact that the rocks here (unlike at the other sites) are not particularly high, it forms an intertidal zone where the traps were constructed.
