Theo, me and Delana

Snakes on an African Plain

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March 25th 2010
1000’s km in 2 days was hard going for our old bus but we made it from Volksrust Kwazulu Natal to Lephalale(old Ellas Ras) in Limpopo. We overnighted for free in Modimole at Denise’s farm where we had done our Field Guide course. He generously offered we could stop over any time. How nice is that. The farm was green and luscious after the fire damage 4 months back and changed our view of t ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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