The Huey

November 14th 2007
On Wednesday (14 November) - my last day with Judy and family - I put my name down for a Huey Combat flight over Table Bay. For those who don't know....a Huey is a helicopter that was used in Vietnam etc...that has turned into a bit of an icon (see pics) This thing has no doors....you are just strapped into the seats inside! It's so incredibly loud when it takes off or changes direction beca ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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

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Daniel Sheehan

Travelling Dan

Hey hey! I finally managed to get my ass in gear and book the RTW flights.....and over the coming months (fingers crossed) I'm going to use this journal to make you all insanely jealous!! My itinerary is roughly as follows: Nov 10th - Fly out to Cape Town - spend a few days with family - join the Baz Bus and travel up the Garden Route and West Coast, up to Durban then head inland through the Drakensburg Mountains to Johannesburg. Dec 17th - Fly from Jo'burg to Sydney....where I will likely find myself homeless through Xmas and New Years because I wasnt organised enough to book my a... full info

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