Spider Crabs

Police, Whales and Burger Pies

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October 9th 2006
It has been a couple of days since our last blog entry - we have been quite busy. Friday dawned beautiful and sunny, with us planning to visit Green Market Square to do some souvenir shopping and then head down to the Waterfront to catch a ferry to Robben Island. These plans were temporarily put on hold by a visit to Liezl's apartment by the plainclothes police. Although Liezl was reticent to ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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