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Day 176 - Merry Christmas

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December 25th 2006
You’d hardly know it was Christmas day given the sunny weather; the only clue that something different was going on was that we all turned down a breakfast fry-up in the expectation of something substantial at lunchtime. We weren’t disappointed and the 7-course meal - with a bottle and a half of wine each - was the day’s highlight. And the best bit was that Stuart paid for the whole thing. T ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » False Bay

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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