Rhino

Back in Joburg

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July 16th 2008
Back at Base Camp I had the longest shower of my life. By the end I was still not clean! Hit Maun for some lunch and then the airstrip for a flight over the Delta. We were advised it's a good idea to take the flight to get a different perspective. It was such a nice view and you actually see a lot of game because the plane actually flies very low. We saw giraffes, elephants, zebra, "the map of afr ... 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