MOUNTAIN AND WATER

TAKE A LIFT AT THE ROWBOAT

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September 26th 2007
TAKE A LIFT AT THE ROWBOAT Welcome to our first excursion in the green Daewoo, a slightly rusty and rattle-y little car that we have rented from Sarah’s friend Simon. (Sarah, for purposes of clarity, owns our flatlet.) We had originally planned to take a short reconnoitering road trip to Paarl. The Cultivaria Festival was taking place there and we wanted to buy tickets for th ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Hout Bay

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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