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Growing trees

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July 1st 2013
Day six: We had a lovely weekend in Port Elizabeth having a look around and we spent the most part drinking wine! Sunday was a chilled out day on the sofa, eating all our food which meant we had omelettes for dinner. This morning we started in the plant nursery, filling up soil bags and planting tree trimmings in them. These will be cultivated here at the house and after a year or so, they will ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Amakhala Game Reserve

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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