View of the Indian Ocean from Bomvu

Paradise

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May 16th 2007
After J-Bay I moved on from to the Wild Coast in the Transkei region, which is quite a bit further up in the direction of Durban. It was a 9-hour bus ride—ouch! But it left so early (5:30am) that only half of it was during waking hours anyway. As usual I had two seats to myself so I was able to curl up and complete my night’s sleep. I reached Mthatha, which is a town inland from Coffee Bay wh ... 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