Road trippin' South Africa: diving in Sodwana Bay and short stopover in St. Lucia
July 19th 2013 I decided to do the South African coast to coast drive from east to west; starting in Sodwana Bay and ending in Cape Town. Sightseeing and diving were the main goals.
I gathered information from different sources about places, things to do, dive companies, people to meet and stay with, etc.
I also picked up a copy of the "Coast to Coast Guide". This is the link to the guide's website: [u
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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 
