peak 'the monks cowl'

G.W vs the Drakensberg Range

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January 17th 2009
I've been told by two Dutch ladies in their late 50's that I look like a young George Bush to the amusement of everybody else at the table, the weird thing is they meant it as a compliment, what????. Now i'm afraid to shave in the morning in case I look in the mirror and ole gun slinging George is staring back at me. We've been to the Drakensberg Mountains where we stayed in a valley at the f ... read more

Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal

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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