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South African Christmas

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December 24th 2006
After Zimbabwe, we were met at Johannesburg airport by Beth (Dave's mum) and Peter (her partner). We had a lovely family Christmas at the Johannesburg Country Club. Thank you to Jen and Arthur for organising that. From Johannesburg we flew to Cape Town. We stayed in a gorgeous guest house in Haupt Bay and took in the Cape of Good Hope, Table Mountain and the penguin colony in the couple of days ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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