photo from the boat as a shark swam by

Cape Town I've landed!

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October 2nd 2009
Well, only just arrived really but quick update. I flew into Cape Town after a flight taking in total around 18 hours! didnt get much sleep, not fun. So kinda caught up once I reached my base, well for the first night anyway, a hostel called Zebra Crossing, which seems pretty cool. Only there for 1 night as the next day bright and breezy I was picked up (4.30am) to be taken to The Great White ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Gansbaai

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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