crazy birds again

back in joburg safe and sound

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December 22nd 2005
title says it all were are enjoying the easy life here with shelia and paddy (pauls grandparents) ryan, kimmy, pam, john and all the rest soon to arrive. Gin and tonics flow very freeely. The trip down was long, but we saw more elephants, camped in a superb campsite and ate well. We traded our remainer pula (currency of botswana) for a 7 foot tall giraffe, I near killed paul with it when ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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