View from the bridge

Storms River and Bungee Jump

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April 9th 2008
This weekend, I went to Storms River with Tracie, Jess, Caitlin, Emily, and Wayne - the driver from the Gaol. The village is located just outside Tsitsikamma National Park, and there are a ton of cool hiking trails through the forest. But the major reason for our trip was to jump off of the Bloukrans Bridge. The third highest bridge in the world, it crosses over the Bloukrans River and is also ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Storms River

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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