Old Bath

Kimberley and Karoo

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May 9th 2008
Day one and the road to Kimberley is fine,boring scenery,lots of trucks and speed traps. Day two and i am skipping forward a little to sunset,when the mosque made us look east!!! This and the road right behind the caravan park are the two biggest cons. Another irritation is the supply of electricity at the caravan park in some kind of foreign plug style. apparently this is how all caravan park ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Northern Cape » Kimberley

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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