Gerald the Giraffe

"This isn't my wife. I'm available"

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August 18th 2007
Well what a week it's been! I can't quite believe it was only 7 days ago that I said goodbye to Mark, Mum, Dad and Katie at the airport. It's certainly been eventful. I am writing this in an internet cafe in Nelspruit having just dropped off Sally at the airport for the next leg of her adventure to Cape Town. Hopefully over the next couple of days I'll be able to master the art of uploading photos ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Nelspruit

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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