Hangin' with the "Ellies"

The Garden Route, Bungy Jumping, and Harry the Elephant

---

July 1st 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 (RABBIT RABBIT!), 12:45 PM Road trip commences: We inevitably left an hour late on Friday—you know how it is trying to motivate eight college kids on vacation schedules. But at least we were on the road by 2 PM. The great thing about the Garden Route is that it consists of one road, and one road only: the N2. The N2 is a scenic, winding highway that passes through all ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape

---

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