Born to Ride

Jackass Penguins and the Cape of Good Hope

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May 3rd 2007
Today was yet another beautiful day (as was yesterday). However, I will start from yesterday (as it was pretty uneventful). We went down to the waterfront early in the morning on Wednesday (2 May) to buy tickets to Robben Island, but they were all sold out for the day...so we bought tickets for Friday the 4th of May. The rest of yesterday was pretty chilled out. We walked over to Long Street (basi ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape of Good Hope

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more