fish river caynon
supposedly the second largest canyon, following the grand, located on the south african/namibia border. 161km long, up to 27kms wide and about 550m deep, the outer canyon wasw formed by tectonic activity and the inner by natural erosion of fish river.
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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]
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] Blog: a dream becomes reality
Date: May 27th 2006
a big jambo to all! (hello in kiswahili) i hope this finds everyone doing fabulously! its been about six weeks since my last entry and in that time i have been getting to know the glorious continent of africa. 'safari' in kiswahili means journey, and the last month has been exactly that. it was a bittersweet moment to leave buenos aires at the end of april. 4+ months of exploring south ... read more
Date: May 27th 2006
a big jambo to all! (hello in kiswahili) i hope this finds everyone doing fabulously! its been about six weeks since my last entry and in that time i have been getting to know the glorious continent of africa. 'safari' in kiswahili means journey, and the last month has been exactly that. it was a bittersweet moment to leave buenos aires at the end of april. 4+ months of exploring south ... read more
