Close to the seafront near the lagoon mouth are the ruins of the old Dutch fort, which has a fine gateway inscribed with the date 1678. The fort grounds are now occupied by the town’s prison; the people milling around the gatehouse are here to see friends and relatives serving sentences inside.
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