Elephants at sunset

Quick update

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June 3rd 2007
The past several days have been unbelievable. The last time we blogged was I believe right before we were about to go shark diving, with great whites the following morning. So I can see how we left everyone reading in such suspense! We did survive (thanks Jess, for concern!) That is a whole adventure to the trip that I will do a separate blog- it will be very detailed, because Oh My God- we were ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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