The mountains behind Ladysmith

Sutherland, Karoo & Camdeboo National Park

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June 10th 2013
We left Montagu aiming for the lesser used road between there and Sutherland, which went via Ladysmith and Maitjiesfontein. The road was beautiful and we could see snow on some of the peaks as we came into Ladysmith where we stopped briefly to buy some cheese. From Ladysmith we drove via a dirt road alongside a river stream through some red-brown and tightly folded mountains. On the other side ... read more

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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