Oom Davids Grass House

WEST COAST MAPLOTTERS

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September 12th 2010
One of highlights about travelling is the interesting people you meet along the way. Graatjie and Gerhard, alarmed by the increasing crime rate at Hartebeesport, sold up to travel like us, but 2 weeks later, fell in love with the coast between Pappendorp and Strandfontein so they just stayed. They invited us to park our truck next to their seaside wooden house which they were revamping and kuier ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Northern 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