Our truck/home for the next 42 days

Day 189 - Overlanding Africa

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January 7th 2007
Today is Day 1 of our 42 day overland trip to Nairobi. We are taking in 8 countries: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya. This should give us an idea of what southern and eastern Africa are like. Apart from South Africa, this is all new teritory to Ed; Gemma has been to Africa a few times before but there's still 4 new countries for her. We'll be mostly ca ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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