View from the museum

Mossel Bay

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May 12th 2007
As you have probably gathered I am making my way up the coast from Cape Town. After three days there the plan has been to pretty much hop from one town to the next on the major bus lines here, which are fantastic. They have a super efficient baggage system, so I can feel totally comfortable putting my two huge backpacks in the luggage trailer. (They give you tickets for each bag, and unlike at mo ... read more

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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