Leaving Cape Town 2nd leg of flight - Dakkar, Senegal to Washington, DC

Leaving Cape Town

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April 30th 2016
As we are leaving today, I am finding our departure bittersweet. I would love to stay and experience more of what South Africa has to offer and share it with my children. This trip has been very eye opening and enlightening. It has also reawakened thoughts about what type of citizen I am within my local and global community. What am I teaching my children about looking helping others and improving ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town » De Waterkant

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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