Waterfall at Tsitsikamma NP

The end is nigh!

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June 7th 2007
Hello peeps! Janice and I today returned from our excursion along the 'Garden Route'. We hired a nice little car and set off on the 3rd June for a few days of peace out of the city. The garden route (in case you aren't aware) is a beautiful stretch of coast east of Cape Town that starts in Mossel Bay and finishes at Storms River. On our first night we stopped at a lovely town called Pl ... 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