Table Top Mountain

There & Back

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October 31st 2007
We hopped a boat back from the Andaman's and were ransacked by a huge storm as soon as we stepped off of the dock. Ryan moved to the hull of the ship where he stayed completely still in hopes of not getting sea sick. I moved to the boat's deck where I felt like someone had spun me in circles 50 times then donkey-punched me in the stomach! The waves were massive and the rain and lightning were r ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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