Argus Cycle Race

There were over 30,000 bikers doing the 108 km route around the cape and back to Capetown. Glad it was them and not me!

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March 14th 2007
South Africa: Country of Hope March 9-15, 2007 The flight from Perth to Cape Town, South Africa was long….very, very long. Eleven hours of flying time to Johannesburg, two hours to clear customs and wait, another 2.5 hours of flying combined with a 7-hour time change, made for two weary Canadians. Despite it being 9:30 at night (SA time) and our having been up for more than 24 hours, we t ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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

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