8 reds, 4 whites... Photo 2

8 reds, 4 whites...

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January 22nd 2009
21st January We woke up early today, as our plan was to climb Helderberg, the close by mountain, albeit a small mountain, and wanted to do it early before it was hot. The weather was forecast to be cloudy and so we thought it would be a good time to do it but even at 7.00am it was obvious that it was another blisteringly hot day and so we went back to bed for a couple of hours! Around 10 o’ ... read more

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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