just hanging around at Cape of Good Hope

Sunday Funday

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August 15th 2010
I spent Sunday frolicking with my CCS buddies around the entire Cape - from Hout Bay, to Chapman's Peak, to Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point, then finally stopping in Boulder's beach to play with the penguins. While on Boulder's beach we saw a HUMONGOUS pod of dolphins (or is it school?) - I'd say there were at least 300 dolphins - maybe more. It was so unexpected that of course none of us got p ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

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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