Surf's Up

The bit after the beginning...

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November 21st 2007
Day 5 A day in the gardens with the birds and monkeys. Jumped on a tourist bus that took us to see some of the sights Cape town has to offer, including stops at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and a private Bird and Monkey sanctuary. Incredibly beautiful places but due to time constraints and Tim's necessity to take multiple pictures of anything that moved we had to rush through the last half ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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